Minnesota legislators will meet Thursday for action on COVID-19 relief

Minnesota legislators who have been working outside the public eye to reach a deal on COVID-19 relief say they will convene Thursday at the Capitol to approve the aid.

While lawmakers have essentially recessed until mid-April because of the COVID-19 emergency, members of the state House disclosed details Tuesday of meetings they have been holding for the past week to discuss bills ranging from driver's license expiration forgiveness to child care policy proposals related to the coronavirus.

They are also reviewing Gov. Tim Walz's proposal to spend an additional $356 million on COVID-19 response.

Walz's supplemental budget proposal would include money to help child care centers, food shelves, homeless shelters and veterans weather the pandemic. It would create a $200 million COVID-19 fund in the state treasury that state agencies could use broadly to respond to the pandemic. The fund could be used to pay for increased staff and health care needs in prisons, or overtime for people working with direct care and treatment programs that serve people with developmental disabilities, mental illness and addiction.

"Legislative leaders have agreed to reconvene on Thursday. We are continuing to work closely with the Walz Administration on urgent COVID-19 matters to protect the health and well-being of Minnesotans. We will publicly release details on specific legislation on the House and Senate websites as soon as we can," Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and Senate Republican Majority Leader Paul Gazelka said in a joint statement.

For lawmakers to pass the relief bills on Thursday and send them to Walz for his signature still requires the politically divided Legislature to strike a deal.

Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, said in a statement that Minnesotans are facing significant medical concerns and financial hardships and the House's goal is to pass legislation to safeguard people's health and economic well-being.

She released an outline Tuesday of informal working group meetings that have taken place via conference calls that were not open to reporters and the public. She said the House is trying to create opportunities for people to engage in the process, possibly by making committee hearings available to the public online. For now, people can submit comment forms on the state's website or reach legislators to share their thoughts.

Thousands of people have contacted DFL House members and heard back in the past week, Hortman said.

As lawmakers gather this week, Hortman and Gazelka said they will follow Minnesota Department of Health guidelines to keep legislators, staff and the public safe.

Jessie Van Berkel • 651-925-5044

LAKE

At Buck Hill

• Minnetonka 488, Hopkins 408, Edina 407. Medalist: Tate Wilker, Eden Prairie, 41.21.

LAKE

At Buck Hill

• Wayzata 312, Minnetonka 309.5, Edina 305.5. Medalist: Sonja Pendergast, Wayzata, 44.95.

EASTERN MINNESOTA ATHLETIC

• Avail Academy 73, Math & Science 30

INDEPENDENT METRO ATHLETIC

• Blake 92, Mounds Park Academy 31

• Breck 70, Minnehaha Academy 54

• St. Paul Acad. 78, Prov. Acad. 64, OT

LAKE

• Minnetonka 64, Eden Prairie 53

• St. Michael-Albertville 82, Edina 70

• Wayzata 93, Hopkins 80

METRO EAST

• Hastings 87, South St. Paul 66

• Mahtomedi 65, Hill-Murray 42

• North St. Paul 69, Two Rivers 59

METRO WEST

• Benilde-St. Marg. 62, Waconia 60

• Chanhassen 70, Bloom. Jefferson 67

• Orono 87, Chaska 83

• St. Louis Park 78, New Prague 51

MISSISSIPPI 8

• Monticello 74, Becker 60

• Zimmerman 59, Princeton 31

NORTHWEST SUBURBAN

• Anoka 88, Armstrong 56

• Blaine 85, Andover 78

• Champlin Park 76, Rogers 48

• Spring Lake Park 66, Centennial 65

SOUTH SUBURBAN

• Apple Valley 78, Burnsville 55

SUBURBAN EAST

• Cretin-D.H. 81, Stillwater 78

• East Ridge 49, Woodbury 45

• Mounds View 70, Irondale 64

• Park of C.G. 73, Forest Lake 72

WRIGHT COUNTY

• Water.-Mayer 74, Howard Lake-W-W 67

METROPOLITAN AREA

• Belle Plaine 66, Fairmont 63

• Faribault 65, Northfield 61

• Lakeville South 61, Roch. Century 60

• Roch. John Marshall 85, Red Wing 59

• St. Paul Humboldt 94, Exploration 43

• Tartan 66, Eagan 63

MINNESOTA

• Aitkin 63, Hinckley-Finlayson 36

• Albany 80, Eden Valley-Watkins 26

• Albert Lea 96, Mankato West 81

• Alexandria 100, Moorhead 72

• Barnesville 76, Frazee 68

• Bemidji 67, Sartell-St. Stephen 55

• Blooming Prairie 75, Hayfield 46

• BOLD 68, West Central 67

• Border West 64, Hancock 44

• Brandon-Evansville 69, Ashby 51

• Byron 60, Cannon Falls 54

• Caledonia 99, Chatfield 35

• Cass Lake-Bena 84, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 58

• Cedar Mountain 91, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 57

• Chisholm 68, Carlton-Wrenshall 55

• Cloquet 82, Proctor 53

• Crosby-Ironton 71, Mille Lacs 37

• Detroit Lakes 106, Park Rapids 69

• Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 61, Pelican Rapids 57

• East Central 79, Pine City 60

• East Grand Forks 77, Thief River Falls 71

• Esko 74, Superior (Wis.) 72

• Faribault 65, Northfield 61

• Fertile-Beltrami 85, Clearbrook-Gonvick 63

• Fillmore Central 57, St. Charles 51

• Fosston 66, Lake Park-Audubon 56

• Goodhue 78, Lake City 67

• Henning 87, New York Mills 49

• Hibbing 80, Rock Ridge 66

• Hillcrest Lutheran 66, Underwood 59

• Hills-Beaver Creek 80, Southwest Minnesota Christian 76

• Holdingford 78, Swanville 61

• Jackson County Central 91, Tri-City United 34

• La Crescent 80, Dover-Eyota 59

• Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 68, Minnesota Valley Lutheran 65

• LeSueur-Henderson 65, Sibley East 50

• Luverne 85, Redwood Valley 80

• Lyle-Pacelli 54, Spring Grove 51

• Madelia 71, Mountain Lake Area 51

• Mahnomen-Waubun 61, Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal 59

• Mankato Loyola 74, Cleveland 64

• Maple River 74, St. Clair 52

• Marshall 63, Worthington 39

• Martin County West 61, Nicollet 48

• Montevideo 52, Melrose 40

• Mora 82, Braham 63

• Morris/Chokio-Alberta 71, Osakis 60

• Murray County Central 78, Red Rock Central 58

• Owatonna 65, Rochester Mayo 56

• Park Christian 82, Win-E-Mac 59

• Perham 69, Breckenridge 64

• Pine Island 72, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 51

• Pine River-Backus 80, Blackduck 45

• Red Lake County Central 57, Kittson Central 53

• Rocori 74, Little Falls 51

• Rothsay 62, Parkers Prairie 57

• Rush City 84, Ogilvie 62

• Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 61, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 58

• Sauk Centre 63, Minnewaska 46

• Sebeka 72, Menahga 58

• Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 64, New Ulm Cathedral 46

• Springfield 92, Wabasso 60

• St. Peter 87, Blue Earth Area 70

• Staples-Motley 60, Hawley 54

• Stephen-Argyle 84, Climax-Fisher 32

• Stewartville 83, Kasson-Mantorville 45

• Thompson (N.D.) 60, Ada-Borup-West 51

• Triton 87, Kenyon-Wanamingo 47

• United South Central 59, Medford 41

• Upsala 44, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 38

• Verndale 73, Bertha-Hewitt 65

• Warren-Alvarado-Oslo 64, Goodridge-Grygla-Gatzke 41

• Warroad 100, Bagley 41

• Westbrook-Walnut Grove 84, Yellow Medicine East 51

• Windom 73, Pipestone 69

LAKE

• Eden Prairie 65, Minnetonka 57

• St. Michael-Albertville 80, Edina 72

• Wayzata 73, Hopkins 70

MCAA

• Spectrum 57, Heritage Christian 31

METRO EAST

• Hastings 56, South St. Paul 44

• Hill-Murray 61, Mahtomedi 57

• Two Rivers 63, North St. Paul 33

METRO WEST

• Benilde-St. Marg. 91, Waconia 55

• Chaska 81, Orono 76, OT

• New Prague 76, St. Louis Park 46

MINNEAPOLIS CITY

• North 67, Roosevelt 11

• Southwest 56, South 36

MISSISSIPPI 8

• Monticello 73, Becker 42

• Princeton 71, Zimmerman 67

• St. Francis 54, North Branch 49

NORTHWEST SUBURBAN

• Andover 78, Blaine 64

• Anoka 61, Armstrong 53

• Centennial 70, Spring Lake Park 44

• Rogers 75, Champlin Park 57

SKYLINE

• Concordia Acad. 40, Nova Classical 35

SUBURBAN EAST

• East Ridge 61, Woodbury 46

• Forest Lake 57, Park of Cottage Grove 51

• Mounds View 68, Irondale 35

• Stillwater 55, Cretin-Derham Hall 47

• White Bear Lake 43, Roseville 39

WRIGHT COUNTY

• Watertown-Mayer 70, Howard Lake-Winsted-Waverly 51

METROPOLITAN AREA

• CHOF 47, New Life Academy 46

• Delano 82, St. Peter 37

• Fairmont 54, Belle Plaine 40

• Jordan 72, Mankato East 46

• Mpls. Washburn 74, Tartan 53

• St. Paul Academy 50, Hope Academy 46

• St. Paul Central 68, Mpls. Camden 64

MINNESOTA

• Adrian 53, Edgerton 48

• Aitkin 77, Hinckley-Finlayson 51

• Albany 47, Pierz 33

• Alexandria 71, Brainerd 57

• Austin 72, Rochester Century 33

• Badger/Greenbush-Middle River 56, Fertile-Beltrami 41

• Braham 72, Mora 34

• Byron 66, Cannon Falls 30

• Caledonia 76, Chatfield 45

• Canby 61, Dawson-Boyd 53

• Cedar Mountain 63, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 47

• Central Minnesota Christian 66, Lakeview 31

• Cherry 72, International Falls 43

• Chisholm 89, Cook County 24

• Clearbrook-Gonvick 52, Nevis 48

• Cromwell 68, Carlton-Wrenshall 17

• Crookston 57, Roseau 42

• Crosby-Ironton 112, Mille Lacs 36

• Deer River 67, South Ridge 55

• Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 81, Park Christian 42

• Dover-Eyota 78, La Crescent 34

• Fergus Falls 67, Detroit Lakes 23

• Fillmore Central 75, St. Charles 46

• Goodhue 85, Lake City 62

• Hermantown 67, Hibbing 41

• Hill City 79, Greenway 45

• Hillcrest Lutheran 85, Hancock 68

• Hills-Beaver Creek 62, SW Minnesota Christian 59

• Holdingford 65, Paynesville 59

• Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 60, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 44

• Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 79, Yellow Medicine East 38

• Little Falls 49, St. Cloud Cathedral 33

• MACCRAY 73, Renville County West 41

• Mahnomen-Waubun 74, Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal 20

• Mankato West 57, Albert Lea 21

• Marshall 80, Worthington 27

• Martin County West 61, Nicollet 48

• Menahga 67, Frazee 34

• Mesabi East 83, Barnum 59

• Minneota 59, Lac qui Parle Valley 44

• Minnesota Valley Lutheran 54, Blue Earth Area 46

• Minnewaska 69, Osakis 42

• Montevideo 70, Benson 46

• Moorhead 76, Grand Forks Red River (N.D.) 70

• Murray County Central 62, Red Rock Central 34

• New Ulm 80, Waseca 46

• New York Mills 72, Browerville/Eagle Valley 12

• Owatonna 60, Rochester Mayo 59

• Parkers Prairie 49, Brandon-Evansville 45

• Pine City 60, East Central 38

• Redwood Valley 71, Luverne 62

• Royalton 71, Eden Valley-Watkins 52

• Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 68, Mountain Lake Area 36

• Sartell-St. Stephen 64, St. Cloud 13

• Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 85, New Ulm Cathedral 34

• St. James Area 61, St. Clair 50

• Stephen-Argyle 38, Climax-Fisher 27

• Stewartville 61, Kasson-Mantorville 53

• Thief River Falls 52, Ada-Borup West 44

• Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 61, Ortonville 35

• Triton 71, Kenyon-Wanamingo 33

• Underwood 72, Ashby 22

• United South Central 71, Medford 47

• Upsala 50, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 34

• Wadena-Deer Creek 77, Staples-Motley 22

• West Central 73, Swanville 37

• Westbrook-Walnut Grove 64, Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 39

• Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 63, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 60

• Willmar 57, Morris/Chokio-Alberta 23

• Windom 71, Pipestone 66

• Zumbrota-Mazeppa 62, Pine Island 54

INDEPENDENT METRO ATHLETIC

• Blake 8, St. Paul Academy 1

NORTHWEST SUBURBAN

• Champlin Park 2, Elk River/Zimm. 1

SOUTH SUBURBAN

• Farmington 9, Eagan 1

• Lakeville South 6, AV/Burnsville 0

• Rosemount 10, Lakeville North 3

SUBURBAN EAST

• Stillwater 4, Roseville 1

• White Bear Lake 4, East Ridge 2

METROPOLITAN AREA

• Breck 4, Waconia 2

• Hastings 3, Hopkins 1

• Hill-Murray 4, Benilde-St. Marg. 2

• Monticello 3, Providence Acad. 2

• New Prague 3, SpLP/Coon Rapids 2, OT

• Northern Edge 7, Bloom. Kennedy 1

• Northfield 4, Mankato East 1

• River Lakes 7, Becker/Big Lake 4

• St. Michael-Albertville 5, Anoka 0

• St. Paul High. Park 6, South St. Paul 3

MINNESOTA

• Albert Lea 5, Winona 2

• Brainerd 5, St. Cloud 0

• Crookston 6, Kittson Central 1

• Detroit Lakes 2, West Fargo Sheyenne (N.D.) 0

• Greenway 7, Lake of the Woods 0

• Hermantown 3, Superior (Wis.) 1

• Hibbing/Chisholm 8, International Falls 0

• La Crescent-Hokah 9, Faribault 4

• Little Falls 2, Northern Lakes 1

• Marshall 4, Redwood Valley 2

• May-Port CG (N.D.) 7, Breckenridge/Wahpeton (N.D.) 2

• Minnesota River 4, Mankato West 3

• Moorhead 7, Roseau 1

• Park Rapids 7, Wadena-Deer Creek 6

• Red Lake Falls 4, Bagley/Fosston 3

• Rock Ridge 5, Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 1

• Sartell-St. Stephen 4, Fergus Falls 2

• Sauk Rapids-Rice 10, Morris/Benson 1

LAKE

• Edina 1, Eden Prairie 0

• Minnetonka 7, North Wright County 0

METRO EAST

• Simley 4, St. Paul/Two Rivers 3

• South St. Paul 6, Hastings 1

METRO WEST

• Benilde-St. Margaret’s 7, Bloomington Jefferson 0

• Orono 8, Minneapolis 1

• Waconia 2, New Prague 0

NORTHWEST SUBURBAN

• Centennial/Spring Lake Park 14, Arm./Cooper 1

• Champlin Park/Coon Rapids 2, Rogers 1

SUBURBAN EAST

• Cretin-D.H. 4, Mounds View/Irondale 1

• Woodbury 3, East Ridge 2, OT

METROPOLITAN AREA

• Blake 3, Northfield 1

• Breck 6, Gentry Academy 3

• Dodge County 6, Eagan 0

• Owatonna 3, Lakeville South 2

• Pine City 7, Princeton/BL/B 1

• Prior Lake 4, Chaska/Chanhassen 0

• St. Croix Valley (Wis.) 7, Red Wing 0

MINNESOTA

• Albert Lea 7, Mankato East 2

• Alexandria 4, River Lakes 3

• Austin 5, Worthington 4

• Bemidji 5, Crookston 0

• Detroit Lakes 11, Prairie Centre 0

• East Grand Forks 4, Thief River Falls 3, OT

• Fairmont 3, Windom 1

• Fergus Falls 8, Northern Lakes 2

• Marshall 4, New Ulm 0

• Rochester Century/John Marshall 3, South Central 1

• Rock Ridge 6, Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 3

• Sartell/Sauk Rapids 2, Willmar 1

• South St. Paul 6, Hastings 1

• St. Cloud 4, Brainerd/Little Falls 1