Bills Would Provide Loans for MN Businesses Impacted by Federal Agents

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) – Two bills that would set aside money for loans for Minnesota businesses hurt by Operation Metro Surge went before a Senate Committee Monday.

Elliot Payne is President of the Minneapolis City Council and says Minneapolis has already made a 7 million dollar investment, but more money is needed.

He explains that Minneapolis-“the epicenter, Lake Street specifically,”-was hit hard as the “center of our immigrant community.”

There have also been reports from Willmar, Mankato, Rochester, Duluth, and other large cities in the state.

The bill was laid over for further discussion by a 5 to 4 vote.