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Gov. Walz delivers the State of the State from home

First responders are looking for workers’ compensation agreement amid the COVID-19 outbreak

Gov. Walz issues a ‘stay at home’ order; some lawmakers question the governor’s use of his emergency powers

The Legislature is set to meet under some new restrictions; some Asian Minnesotans say they’re facing hostility because of coronavirus

Coronavirus hits home for some Minnesota politicians; Wisconsin shelters-in-place but so far Minnesota does not

Gov. Tim Walz says the state needs more help from the federal government; schools deliver meals to families who need food

Walz takes some criticism for his order to close businesses; jails and the coronavirus

Gov. Tim Walz orders bars, restaurants and other businesses to close to slow coronavirus spread; the Legislature approves $200 million as hospitals brace for a surge of patients

Gov. Walz orders a school shutdown; the Legislature takes a break to try to slow the spread of coronavirus

Gov. Tim Walz releases a supplemental budget proposal Thursday, but he says it wouldn’t be wise to spend all of the state’s $1.5 billion surplus. And state lawmakers are taking a fresh look at a quarantine law passed nearly two decades ago during a bioterrorism scare.