The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million on Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration.
Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune file
Gov. Tim Walz said in a statement: “With an unprecedented surplus, we have the ability to make significant investments in the things that will improve Minnesotans’ lives...”
Gov. Tim Walz said he and top legislative leaders have agreed to the "broad framework" of a deal to spend a historic budget surplus to cut taxes, spend money on classrooms and public safety.
02:44"This is the worst nightmare that any community can face," Mayor Byron Brown said. "And we are hurting and we are seething right now as a community. The depth of pain that families are feeling and that all of us are feeling right now cannot even be explained."
