Walz extends Minnesotaâs peacetime emergency By KEYC Staff | March 15, 2021 at 5:13 PM CDT - Updated March 15 at 5:13 PM ST. PAUL, Minn. (KEYC) â Gov. Tim Walz announced he signed Executive Order 21-12 Monday, extending the peacetime emergency in the state as vaccination distribution ramps up. The executive order was unanimously approved by the Executive Council, which is made up of Walz, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Secretary of State Steve Simon and State Auditor Julie Blaha. âWe are closer than ever to ending this pandemic and returning to our daily lives â and we must keep up the momentum,â Walz said in a statement released by his office. âThe peacetime emergency enables us to safeguard the progress weâve made, protect Minnesotansâ health and well-being, and efficiently deliver the vaccine.â