Senate DFL Week in Review: May 8, 2020

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Minnesota’s Interim Budget Projection
and everything happening in the Legislature this week.
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State’s budget health takes a $4B swing

Minnesota officials received an interim budget projection this week from economic experts that provides a glimpse into the sustained effects the coronavirus pandemic has had on state finances.  Read more >>

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Senate DFL jobs bill puts people back to work

Senate DFLers introduced a 2020 jobs bill this week at a Capitol press conference. With less than two weeks left of session and no bonding hearings scheduled in the Senate, they expressed an urgency in getting a bonding bill passed. Read more >>

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Governor announces updates to suspension on elective procedures

Governor Walz this week announced further guidance on raising the suspension of elective procedures. The suspension was placed to set aside and conserve medical resources such as masks and hospital beds for COVID-19 patients. Read more >>

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#Red4Nurses

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Omnibus transportation bill passes

 

 Republican-led bill limits Governor Walz’s COVID-19 authority Distance learning, telemedicine, broadband grants passes Senate

Senate DFLers continue to fight for seniors
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No action on education bills, again Protections against evictions and foreclosures advance in the Senate Impasse blocks Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund bill
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Senate passes extensive health and human services policy package

Minnesota secures alternate care site to address hospital capacity concerns

Second round of emergency childcare grants open

Action plan announced for long-term care residents and workers

 Safe and secure elections

Bill heard to grant charitable gambling organizations flexibility during pandemic

 Civil law package passes the Senate

Senate DFLers pass data privacy package

Ending child marriage in Minnesota
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Request for FEMA funds for community-based mental health resources

COVID-19 relief funds protected from debt collectors

Food trucks permitted to operate at highway rest stops

COVID-19 response milestones

State-level resources for Minnesotans during COVID-19
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The Minnesota Senate DFL is committed to working together to build the state all Minnesotans deserve with high-quality education, affordable and accessible health care, and increasing support for working families. The values we share bring our communities together and serve as a guide for how we make our state work better for all of us, no matter what we look like or where we come from.