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Governor Tim Walz today signed Executive Order 20-09, ordering health care providers to postpone elective surgeries and procedures, including non-emergent elective dental procedures, to focus health care capacity and equipment on responding to COVID-19 cases and other emergencies. This order complies with guidance issued on March 17, 2020, from the Centers on Disease Control and […]
Governor Walz signed Executive Order 20-03, Executive Order 20-06, and Executive Order 20-07 to further strengthen Minnesota’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Walz signed Executive Order 20-06 to exempt vehicles and drivers providing direct assistance for emergency relief efforts in response to COVID-19 from certain regulations including provisions on weight and hours of service. After encouraging Minnesota companies
KROX talked with Mark Erickson, owner of Erickson Smokehouse Bar and Grill and Bekka from Opdahl’s Donuts in Fertile on Tuesday to see how they were going to continue service after Governor Tim Walz announced the closure of restaurants and bars in-dining. Mark Erickson seemed pretty upbeat and told and said he plans to continue
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has confirmed Minnesota’s first presumptive case of novel coronavirus, COVID-19, health officials announced today. The case is an older adult resident of Ramsey County who recently traveled on a cruise ship with a known COVID-19 case. The patient began to develop symptoms on Feb. 25 and sought health care
On Tuesday, February 18, Governor Tim Walz announced a state funding proposal of $30 million to replenish the Disaster Assistance Contingency Account, which provides emergency assistance to communities across Minnesota following natural disasters. The Disaster Assistance Contingency Account, signed into law in 2014, speeds up the recovery process for communities burdened with damages to public
On Tuesday, January 21 Governor Tim Walz announced the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is awarding $23,270,933 in Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program funds to 30 broadband projects across the state. The projects will bring high-quality broadband access to underserved and unserved areas of Minnesota, providing fast, reliable internet access for more
