Democrats seek aid for riot-ravaged businesses
DFL-controlled House looks to pass $300 million PROMISE Act again to help with uninsured losses in 2020 riots, but GOP-controlled Senate hasn t embraced the bill yet Author: John Croman Updated: 2:52 AM CST March 5, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS Nine months after riots rocked Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota s divided state legislature still hasn t agreed on the best way to help business owners with uninsured losses.
The DFL-controlled House passed an aid package known as the PROMISE Act last summer during a special session, but the bill never gained traction in the GOP-controlled Senate during a contentious election year.
House Democrats Thursday stood in front of a huge rubble pile near the intersection of Lake Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis to renew their commitment to pass the Promise Act and challenge Senate Republicans to look at the business owners in those riot-ravaged corridors the s