Minnesota State Wire

Walz takes pay cut and receives $1.09 billion in CARES Act funding

By Tamara Gabbard | Apr 21, 2020

Gov. Tim Walz implements a 10% pay cut to him and his cabinet and receives $1.09 billion of an estimated $2.187 billion from the Coronavirus Relief Fund through the federal CARES Act.

OpenUpMN supporters open online portal to share concerns amid rising COVID-19 cases

By Tamara Gabbard | Apr 21, 2020

In an attempt to continue to put pressure on Gov. Tim Walz after his stay-at-home order extension to May 4, the protest group, Open Up MN, created a portal for businesses to share opinions and best practices about processes they will take to keep people safe while re-opening their businesses within the state.