A planned in-person inauguration ceremony for several freshman Democratic state senators in Minnesota drew bipartisan criticism this week after a permit detailing the event appeared to show violations of Gov.Tim Walz’s executive order barring outdoor gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic.
The state’s department of administration granted a permit request filed by the Muslim American Society of Minnesota for an event entitled "Inauguration Day of MN Senators." The Jan.
5 event was scheduled to be held outside the Minnesota state capitol with an estimated crowd of 100 people. The executive order from Walz, a Democrat, banned outdoor social gatherings of more than three households or 15 people effective Dec.