Minnesota reaches 1-year mark in COVID-19 emergency, Walz turns dials toward reopening
In the Senate, Republican leaders pushed forward plans to fund police expenses and tax relief to businesses and workers in an effort to speed up negotiations with the House.
10:00 am, Mar. 12, 2021
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Gov. Tim Walz talks with people who had just received their COVID-19 vaccination as he toured the Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center mass COVID-19 vaccination center in Eagan, Minn., on Friday, March 5, 2021. John Autey / St. Paul Pioneer Press
ST. PAUL — One year after COVID-19 took hold in Minnesota and Gov. Tim Walz declared a peacetime emergency to address it, the governor this week wound down restrictions and said more dial turns were on the horizon.