Local business owners in Minneapolis witnessed riots and destruction to their businesses on Wednesday in response to the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while being arrested by city police officers on Monday.
Minnesota will have $4 billion less in its budget as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka (R-East Gull Lake) said salary freezes, no new spending and renegotiating state employee contracts are responsible solutions.