Governor Walz has issued a state-wide mask mandate.  The mandate will go into effect at 11:59 pm, on Friday July 24^th.  The order will remain in effect until the peacetime emergency declared in Executive Order 20-01 is terminated or rescinded by proper authority.  The following link will take you to the Governor’s order.  The 15-page document contains great detail on the mandate, enforcement and exemptions.  (more…)

Early this morning, both the Minnesota House and Senate adjourned Sine Die bringing to an end Special Session II.  The Legislature will likely return for a third Special Session in mid-August, when Governor Walz’s Emergency Executive Order once again expires.  When Special Session II began, there were hopes the Legislature and Walz Administration could reach an agreement on legislation related to bonding, a supplemental budget, taxes and law enforcement reforms.  Similar to Special Session I, the Minnesota Senate set a deadline for completion of any work and promised to adjourn by midnight on July 20^th.  The Senate missed their deadline by a couple of hours.  (more…)