Minnesota is joining six other states as part of a coalition that will work together to independently decide when and how to restart each state's economy. Many states in the US are joining together in similar coalitions, in resistance to a federal call to unilaterally reopen business. In addition to Minnesota, the so-called Midwest Coalition includes Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky.
We're doing all we can to protect Minnesotans’ health and well-being. But we aren’t in this alone. Our success depends on our neighbors’ success. Today @GovWhitmer @GovMikeDeWine @GovEvers @GovPritzker @GovHolcomb @GovAndyBeshear and I agreed to weather this pandemic as a team. pic.twitter.com/B0r7jkx9pB
— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) April 16, 2020
Wisconsin today extended it's STAY AT HOME order through May 26th. Notably absent from the Midwest Coalition is Iowa, and North and South Dakota. Those states did NOT issue stay at home orders.
