Representative Daniels Wants Governor Emergency Powers Revised Minnesota State Representative Brian Daniels of Faribault says after the current COVID-19 pandemic is over changes need to be made concerning emergency power granted to the Governor. Daniels told KDHL the powers should have a limited time for the Governor to be able to make decisions without consultation with state lawmakers. Daniels says, "We (state legislators) have no voice. He's (Governor) bypassing 201 elected members of the State Legislature." The latest action by Governor Walz that has drawn the ire of the Faribault Republican was the announcement last week after the legislature declined the Governor's request for $35 million dollars to create a fund to assist with law enforcement during upcoming trials in the George Floyd case.