S.D. Paul, e. (Fox 9) – Government Tim Walls is delaying the announcement until Monday of government closures and expanding the limits for private meetings. Valls had originally planned to make that call on Friday. But the decision is still in the planning stages, his spokesman told Fox 9. Minnesota Governor Announces Restrictions on Bars, Restaurants, and Meetings Corona Virus Lawsuits for Spikes Minnesota Governor Tim Walls has released some new restrictions on corona virus cases Spike for bars, restaurants and other gatherings. Statewide. The governor’s current order closes gymnasiums, entertainment venues and bars and restaurants with indoor meals expiring Dec. 18. Valls is not optimistic about lifting the restrictions asked during recent news conferences. Next: Open and closed under Minnesota 4 week suspension? Meanwhile, assembly leaders are vying to complete a Govt economic relief package ahead of a special session on Monday. House Speaker Melissa Hartmann, the Democrat-controlled House and the Republican-led Senate are “very close” to the deal to provide cash assistance to businesses forced by Walls to close. But he said at a forum hosted by law firm Frederickson and Byrne that the two sides were further divided on how to extend unemployment benefits to laid-off workers. He, Hartmann said, said the four legislators, Senate Majority Leader Paul Casselka, House GOP President Kurt Dowd and Senate DFL President Susan Kent, met on Tuesday and planned to reconvene on Thursday afternoon. Senate Republicans are seeking an extension of $ 200 million from the Minnesota Unemployment Foundation fund, which would suffice for a five-week extension. House GOP is ready to do closer to the 13-week extension, Dowd said. Republicans are unlikely to agree to a third element being pushed by Democrats, which pays $ 500 a lump sum to 31,000 low-income Minnesota households.
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