Walz calls third special session to extend emergency powers for fifth time

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The special session will start at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 12, less than 24 hours after the polls close in Minnesota’s primary election.

Anthony Gockowski

August 9, 2020

Gov. Tim Walz announced Friday that he will convene a third special legislative session in order to extend his emergency powers yet again.

Walz first declared a peacetime emergency on March 13 in response to the coronavirus pandemic, with each emergency expiring after 30 days, meaning this week’s special session will mark the fifth extension of his emergency powers.

Under Minnesota law, the governor must convene both the House and Senate if he wishes to extend a peacetime emergency when the Legislature is not in session. Walz did just that in both June and July after the regular session concluded.

*“As long as the COVID-19 pandemic poses a threat to Minnesotans, it is my duty to work to provide our state with the tools we need to fight this,” Walz said in a statement. “The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented and rapidly evolving, and we can’t let our guard down.”

The special session will start at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 12, less than 24 hours after the polls close in Minnesota’s primary election.

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* So says Timmy the two bit tyrant Walz.