ST. PAUL – State Rep. Paul Anderson, R-Starbuck, issued the following statement after Gov. Tim Walz announced Wednesday that he will extend shutdowns and restrictions of Minnesota businesses into the new year, with some moderate easing:
“This simply is not enough for our businesses that have been beaten and battered by the governor’s restrictions,” Anderson said. “Presenting outdoor dining in Minnesota during the winter as some sort of advancement is the ultimate insult to the bars and restaurants his shutdowns already have impacted so deeply. The governor's own data shows that less than 1 percent of covid-19 cases are linked to those entities. We all know that covid-19 is serious, but the governor is still picking winners and losers and doesn't seem to be following the data.”
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