Gov. Tim Walz signs 3 executive orders in response to COVID-19 pandemic

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Gov. Tim Walz has signed a number of executive orders to help bolster Minnesota’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Executive order 20-06 will exempt vehicles involved in relief efforts from regulations that impact the amount of weight they are allowed to carry and their hours of service.

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Walz also signed an executive order that will provide paid leave for state employees who are not able to work.

A third executive order allows veterans homes to restrict visitors, cutting the risk of spreading COVID-19.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks with reporters at the Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, shortly after sending a letter to top legislative leaders asking them to convene a conference committee to negotiate the differences between competing House Democratic and Senate GOP insulin affordability plans.[AP/ Steve Karnowski]