Gov. Tim Walz has decided to shut down Minnesota's economy once again, but many lawmakers are unhappy with his decision to do so. | Facebook
Gov. Tim Walz has decided to shut down Minnesota's economy once again, but many lawmakers are unhappy with his decision to do so. | Facebook
Gov. Tim Walz has decided to shut down Minnesota's economy once again, but many lawmakers are unhappy with his decision to do so.
“Gov. Tim Walz’s unilateral decisions to shut down our economy again is disconcerting, especially as we enter the holiday season," Republican Party of Minnesota Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan said in a press release from the Minnesota GOP website.
Minnesota small businesses have already had an extremely difficult year with COVID-19 and ordering another shutdown won't help them, the GOP said.
“This has already been a difficult year for Minnesota’s small businesses and Gov. Walz is not even giving them a fighting chance," Carnahan said in the press release. “Shutting down youth sports is probably the worst decision Walz has made throughout the pandemic. The data shows that youth sports aren’t responsible for the spread of the virus. Given the mess that public schools are in right now, sports is the only normal thing that a lot of kids have in their lives. This decision will set off a cascade of unintended consequences for an entire generation of Minnesotans.”
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