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REP. OLSON -EXECUTIVE POWERS
REP. OLSON -EXECUTIVE POWERS
While some anniversaries celebrate events you want to remember, State Representative Bjorn Olson (R-Elmore) said an upcoming Minnesota anniversary is one many want to forget.
It has been one year since the Minnesota Legislature gave Governor Walz emergency powers authority to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now 12 months later, and with the Legislature already back in session for two and a half months, Olson said the governor has resisted all calls to relinquish this power.
“Emergency powers were meant to be used for a short period of time, when the legislature was not in session, to allow the state to quickly respond to an unexpected crisis,” Olson said. “With vaccinations on the rise and reported COVID-19 cases on the decline, everyone but the governor recognizes the emergency phase of this pandemic has ended.”