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Let’s Go Minnesota: Majority of COVID Restrictions Rolling Back by June

Bars, restaurants will get first lift this Friday with no closing time regulation

May 6, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

Minnesota will begin to remove the final shackles of COVID 19 restrictions as soon as this week, according to information from the Governor’s office released prior to a noon press conference today, May 6. With nearly 60 percent of Minnesota adults eligible now vaccinated, and the country ready to begin vaccinating teens and pre-teens, Gov. […]

Tagged With: bars, COVID-19, graduation, Walz

Restaurants Get Another Reprieve as Governor Turns MN Dial

Spectators will also be allowed at sporting events, including youth hockey.

January 6, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

While the United State Capitol descended into turmoil, the State of Minnesota seems to have emerged from its latest COVID-forced shutdown, as Gov. Tim Walz announced Wednesday, Jan. 6 that he would ease restrictions on dining establishments, bars, entertainment venues, and even sporting events. “Minnesota, we’ve asked a lot of you, and you have delivered,” […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, dials, Restaurants, Walz

Minnesota Transitions to ‘Stay Safe’ as More Businesses to Reopen

Another 37,000 Minnesotans will be able to head back to work Monday, May 18.

May 14, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

Tim Walz

Minnesotans looking for a return to normal – or some sort of “new normal” – were greeted with positive news from Gov. Tim Walz Wednesday night, as the state’s top official eased back on a number of restrictions that have been in place since late March. Governor Tim Walz announced the next phase of the […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, Stay Home, Stay Safe, Walz

Mayo, U of M Announced as Partners with State to Test Thousands of Minnesotans

New statewide testing strategy aims to test all symptomatic people, isolate confirmed cases, and expand contact tracing tools at state takes steps to reopen society.

April 22, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

Tim Walz

 Governor Tim Walz, representatives of the state’s health care delivery systems, the Mayo Clinic, and the University of Minnesota (U of M) today announced a breakthrough for rapid, widespread testing of COVID-19 in Minnesota. Standing together at the State’s Emergency Operations Center, they launched a statewide testing strategy to test all symptomatic people, isolate confirmed […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, Mayo, testing, Walz

Lucero Projected to Win, But Minnesota House, State Offices Go Blue

November 6, 2018 By Mike Schoemer

Wright County-based Republican Eric Lucero, who represents St. Michael, Albertville Otsego and Hanover, is projected to retain his seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives, according to projections. But the staunch conservative, who has championed gun ownership and data privacy laws, will be in a new minority, as the Democratic-Farm-Labor Party used a strong night […]

Tagged With: election, Lucero, Minnesota, Walz

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