Minnesota takes first steps toward a shutdown
Minnesota leaders racing to avoid expensive shutdown The costs of a delayed budget have started to accumulate in the face of July 1 deadline. June 5, 2021 5:29pm Text size Copy shortlink:
State leaders remain adamant that they can avoid a government shutdown that could prove far more problematic than Minnesota s last closure a decade ago, which cost taxpayers at least $85 million and put 19,000 people out of work.
Lawmakers need to pass a new budget before July 1 to prevent a shutdown and are behind schedule as they race to beat the clock. Meanwhile, the expenses that come with closing down state government are already are starting to add up.
Republicans say Minnesota governor wasting federal coronavirus aid
With another $2.83 billion in federal coronavirus aid expected for Minnesota through the American Rescue Act, state legislative Republicans are calling into question Gov. Tim Walz s previous use of federal funds. Written By: Sarah Mearhoff | ×
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, receives the COVID-19 vaccination from Kelly Robinson, president of the Twin Cities chapter of Black Nurses Rock at TCO Performance Center in Eagan, Minn., on the first day all Minnesotans age 16 and older are eligible on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (Tom Baker for MPR News)
ST. PAUL Minnesota legislative Republicans are accusing Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of wasting federal coronavirus aid, saying that it should be up to the Legislature instead how federal aid dollars are appropriated.
Republicans say Minnesota governor wasting federal coronavirus aid
With another $2.83 billion in federal coronavirus aid expected for Minnesota through the American Rescue Act, state legislative Republicans are calling into question Gov. Tim Walz s previous use of federal funds. Written By: Sarah Mearhoff | ×
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, receives the COVID-19 vaccination from Kelly Robinson, president of the Twin Cities chapter of Black Nurses Rock at TCO Performance Center in Eagan, Minn., on the first day all Minnesotans age 16 and older are eligible on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (Tom Baker for MPR News)
ST. PAUL Minnesota legislative Republicans are accusing Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of wasting federal coronavirus aid, saying that it should be up to the Legislature instead how federal aid dollars are appropriated.
Editorial Roundup: Minnesota April 13, 2021 7:00pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Editorial: Keep moving forward on expanded telehealth in Minnesota
The pandemic ushered in changes that enhanced patients access, convenience.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced sweeping changes in how we work, with many workers doing their jobs remotely for much of the past year.
A swift though lesser-remarked-on transformation happened as well in medical care. As lockdowns loomed, state and federal regulators eased restrictions on telehealth. That led to more virtual visits in Minnesota and elsewhere, with doctors and patients communicating via video or a phone call in lieu of a clinic appointment. A year later, there s a timely debate at the Minnesota Capitol over whether to maintain telehealth expansion measures, which are set to expire 60 days after the end of the peacetime COVID emergency. The answer should be yes, let s keep going. A di
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