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On Tuesday, Governor Tim Walz visited a child care center in St. Paul and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan visited a family child care provider in Rochester to announce their $56.6 million Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) proposal to help support Minnesota child care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposal provides grants to family child care […]
Governor Tim Walz today requested financial support from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help Minnesota rebuild after civil unrest damaged public infrastructure and caused extensive fire damage in the wake of George Floyd’s death. “We’re asking our federal partners to step up and help our communities recover,” said Governor Walz. “We need to come together
On Thursday afternoon Governor Tim Walz announced a plan to distribute $853 million in relief to communities impacted by COVID-19 with $12 million allocated to food shelves and food banks. The remaining $841 million will be distributed to counties, cities, and towns. Crookston will receive $604,304 in aid. “I have not read the full bill
Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced the following appointments to the Council on Disability, the Board of Medical Practice, the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, the Minnesota Forest Resources Council, the Food Safety and Defense Task Force, the Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the Ombudsman Committee for Mental Health and
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is now accepting applications for the $62.5 million Small Business Relief Grants Program for businesses impacted by COVID-19, which he signed into law last week. “COVID-19 has brought historic challenges for our small business owners,” said Governor Walz. “This program is a result of bipartisan collaboration and
On April 15th, 2020, Governor Tim Walz signed into law the Alec Smith Insulin Affordability Act which created the Minnesota Insulin Safety Net Program. The overall program, which begins July 1, allows eligible individuals to apply for an “urgent need” supply (30-days) of insulin with a valid prescription (the Urgent Need Insulin Safety Net Program). These
