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ST. PAUL, MN (MNN) – The Minnesota Legislature Monday night approved 216-million-dollars in grants to bars, restaurants and other businesses shut down by the governor s emergency order, plus a 13-week extension of unemployment benefits - which now head to Governor Tim Walz for his expected signature.
Republican Andrew Mathews from Princeton was one of just four senators voting no . Mathews said, This bill that the governor asked for, right after shutting down our restaurants and our hospitality industry again, is just cookie crumbs from the royal table.
Roseville Democrat John Marty fired back the governor didn t cause the problem and Marty says he wishes the state could do more for businesses and unemployed workers. But the one thing I do know is, if we take the precautions the public health experts say, we have fewer dead people and fewer closed businesses, Marty said.
ST. PAUL â Gov. Tim Walz convened a special session of the Minnesota Legislature Monday in order to provide much-needed relief to small businesses, workers, and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Additionally, amid climbing COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths, Governor Walz intends to extend the COVID-19 peacetime emergency by 30 days to ensure that the state can continue to quickly respond to the pandemic.
âMinnesotaâs small businesses and workers are bearing a large burden of the COVID-19 pandemic in order to protect their entire community amid restrictions that are saving lives,â said Governor Walz. âI call upon our state legislature to come together and ensure our businesses stay afloat, our workers are supported, and our families can put food on the table.â
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