(St. Paul) – Democrats in the Minnesota House of Representatives will break a compromise to fairly distribute federal COVID aid to communities across Minnesota. That compromise had previously been agreed to by all four legislative leaders after comprehensive negotiations. It passed the Senate 62-4 on Tuesday, but House Democrats on Wednesday will approve a last-minute amendment adding the governor’s supplemental budget to the bill.

Senator Mark Koran (R-North Branch) issued the following statement in response:

“House Democrats are playing with the well-being of hundreds of outstate Minnesota communities that have been devastated by the past month’s economic shutdown. It will be difficult for the Minnesota legislature to work together when one side does not operate in good faith. Emergency aid should never be a political pawn.

Speaker Hortman went back on her word fully knowing how crucial this legislation is.”

Below are the amounts at risk for Senate District 32’s recovery within the agreed-upon language:

Isanti County: $4,842,859

Braham: $135,914
Town of Cambridge: $60,350
Cambridge City: $676,329
Dalbo: $19,375
Town of Isanti: $54,750
Isanti City: $454,377
Town of North Branch: $46,325
Oxford: $24,150
Spring Vale: $38,175
Stanchfield: $30,975
Wyanett: $43,950

Chisago County: $6,786,091

Amador: $22,725
Center: $46,862
Chisago Lake: $117,675
Chisago: $407,892
Fish Lake: $51,400
Harris: $87,244
Lent: $77,700
Lindstrom: $351,462
Nessel: $49,750
City of North Branch: $808,100
Rush City: $233,103
Rushseba: $20,250
Shafer: $27,050
Stacy: $114,819
Sunrise: $51,700
Taylors Falls: $77,148
Wyoming: $605,510