Legislative leaders kept the appropriate social distancing while laying out the plans for operations in response to coronavirus and COVID-19 concerns Monday, March 16, 2020 in St. Paul. From left are House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-Baxter, House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park and Senate Minority Leader Susan Kent, DFL-Woodbury. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)
March 16, 2020
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March 16, 2020 2:05 p.m.
Minnesota Legislature scales back amid spread of COVID-19
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature sharply scaled back its operations Monday, all but adjourning for a month, as the number of coronavirus cases in the state spiked to 54.