Politics Friday: What is the Minnesota government doing to stop coronavirus?
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This week, the Legislature signed a nearly $21 million spending bill to pay for coronavirus-related expenses. Sen. Jerry Relph, R-St. Cloud, and Rep. Tina Liebling, DFL-Rochester, the bill’s cosponsors, talked about what the money will be used for and how the state is planning to help its citizens during the pandemic.
Rep. Kelly Morrison, DFL-Deephaven, who is also a doctor, joined to talk about how social distancing works at a busy place like the State Capitol building.
MPR News political reporters Brian Bakst and Tim Pugmire provided an update on the other must-know political news that happened this week.
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