[ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz today signed a bill into law extending Unemployment Insurance benefits for workers on the Iron Range. The bill will provide an additional 26 weeks of benefits for over 400 workers who were laid off due to the idling of Northshore Mining last May.

“Amid a time of uncertainty, this is a critical economic support for workers on the Iron Range,” said Governor Walz. “We will continue to work together with our partners in the legislature to move Minnesota forward, strengthen communities across the Iron Range, and ensure Minnesota’s working families have the support and resources they need to thrive.”

Chapter 2, SF40 , provides additional unemployment (UI) benefits to workers related to the idling of Northshore Mining by extending UI benefits for up to an additional 26 weeks.