Chances For COVID Bonuses Before End Of Year Melt Away

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The chances that Minnesota’s frontline workers will be receiving COVID bonuses before the end of the year are melting away.  A special panel wasn’t able to agree on which workers should qualify, so the task has been left up to the Legislature.

One Democrat, Cedrick Frazier, says he’s not hearing an offer from his Republican counterparts for any compromise.  Senate Republicans are said to be upset with the Walz administration’s handling of COVID-19 and are threatening to fire Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm.

Walz says he won’t call a special session where Malcolm would be fired – so that means the bonuses could be put on hold until the regular legislative session beginning next year.