Walz and Ellison focus especially on safety of large political gatherings in the run-up to Election Day.
Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison issued a fresh warning Tuesday about compliance with state COVID-19 safety requirements, focusing particularly on political gatherings in the last two weeks before Election Day.
“In these last 14 days, Minnesotans have countless ways to express their ideas and passions safely,” the two Democratic elected officials said in a statement. “We encourage all campaigns to protect the safety of Minnesotans. We all must do our part to combat the spread of COVID-19.”
The warnings follow complaints by DFL Party leaders about Republican campaign events featuring large gatherings with maskless people, including at a recent Duluth rally with President Donald Trump, who was later hospitalized with COVID-19. Continue reading.