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Walz OKs golfing, boating at a safe distance

Gov. Tim Walz on Friday eased back on the state’s COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions to let Minnesotans go golfing and hit the lakes, starting this weekend. ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, April 17, 2020 5:35 pm

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Local farmers, reliant on shuttered schools and restaurants, find new markets

When the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools in Minnesota last month, Ben Doherty saw a key market disappear overnight. “When schools closed, it was a ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, April 16, 2020 9:40 am

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Walz signs affordable insulin bill

By Brian Bakst Minnesota now has one of the nation’s first programs to guarantee access to affordable insulin. Gov. Tim Walz signed a compromise measure ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, April 15, 2020 1:56 pm

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As unity wanes, Minnesota lawmakers advance new COVID-19 bill

By Brian Bakst An increasingly fractured Legislature pushed the latest coronavirus-related package through Tuesday, providing couples remote access to marriage licenses and farmers more breathing ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, April 14, 2020 5:30 pm

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Vote-by-mail plan for Minn. gets cool reception

By Tim Pugmire Minnesota lawmakers are considering ways to protect voters from exposure to the coronavirus when they cast their ballots in this year’s primary ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, April 9, 2020 6:50 am

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Walz extends stay-home order to May 4

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is extending his stay-at-home order through May 4 and limiting bars and restaurants to takeout only until then. Walz’s current two-week order had ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 2:34 pm

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State’s stay-at-home order encourages getting outside, but how far away?

By Dan Kraker Every spring since 1970, Scott Thorpe has made a pilgrimage to the Brule River in northwest Wisconsin for the opening of the ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 7:01 am

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Walz eyes ‘refined’ stay-home order

Gov. Tim Walz offered a glimmer of hope Tuesday on the arc of COVID-19 cases even as he urged Minnesotans to continue keeping their public ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 5:52 pm

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Minnesota bracing for possible budget deficit because of COVID-19

By Brian Bakst Minnesota’s finance agency is bracing for a steep drop in tax revenues, increases in state expenses and an overall budget shortfall. The ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 7:01 am

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Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Schools likely closed for the year

There’s a “relatively slim” chance of Minnesota school buildings reopening this year, Gov. Tim Walz said, calling it a “heartbreaking” situation for families and students, ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, April 3, 2020 8:47 am

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Latest on COVID-19 in Minnesota: Community transmission biggest cause

As the COVID-19 death toll climbed to 17 and community spread was found to be the primary driver of infections, Gov. Tim Walz said Wednesday ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, April 2, 2020 10:19 am

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Latest on COVID-19 in Minnesota: 1st workweek of stay-home order begins

More than half of Minnesota’s counties, urban and rural alike, now have confirmed cases of COVID-19 as the state moves into its first workweek of ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, March 30, 2020 9:35 am

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Latest on COVID-19 in Minnesota: 4 dead as cases jump to 398

MPR Staff Minnesota now has four deaths linked to COVID-19, up from two Thursday, and the number of cases has jumped to 398 from 346, state ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, March 27, 2020 1:22 pm

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Legislature to meet again under COVID-19 restrictions

By Brian Bakst Minnesota lawmakers will reconvene Thursday to vote on a request from Gov. Tim Walz for another $350 million for the state’s coronavirus ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, March 26, 2020 7:01 am

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No toilet paper? Don’t flush anything else

By Kirsti Marohn One of the responses to the COVID-19 outbreak has been a run on toilet paper at stores in Minnesota and across the ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, March 24, 2020 4:39 pm

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