Local Businesses Concerned About Extended Stay at Home Order

As parts of the country are beginning to reopen, some people are calling on the Minnesota government to do the same.

Coronavirus local business owners are concerned about their future success, especially now following governor walz' latest extension order.

Now?

They're taking their case to a former state congressman who's eyeing the ?s senate.

Live kimt news 3's alex jirgens joins us live in albert lea with more.?

Alex?

Katie?

As parts of the country are beginning to reopen?

Some people are calling on the minnesota government to do the same.

Since last week?

Former state congressman and current ?

S senate candidate jason lewis is campaigning across the state on the reopening minnesota for business tour?

Hearing from business owners who may lose everything if the state's stay at home order is prolonged.

"dreams are being shattered for students, business people, and that eventually is going to have a greater social pathology or health cost than the virus.

We're coming into the summer season, the virus is leveling off, if not dropping, this is the time to reopen minnesota and enough is enough."

Tomorrow?

Lewis will be in the brainerd lakes area hearing from resort owners about how the closure is impacting them.

He tells me some may not be open when tourism season does start.

Live in albert le?alex jirgens thank you alex.

Just recently minnesota based best buy announced they would be temporarily furloughing more than 50 thousand of the company's hourly employees due to pandemic