Update on the stimulus: 1 million + people will start receiving direct $487 payments on Wednesday.

In Minnesota, over a million front-line employees will start getting one-time payouts of $487.45 on Wednesday.

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The payments are a part of the Front-line Worker Pay package, which included $500 million for the state to provide the workers as a "thank you"

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for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. In April, Front line Worker Pay became law thanks to governor Tim Walz.

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In a statement on Monday, Walz stated. "Frontline employees are an integral element of our state's structure and assisted in keeping things running

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smoothly during the pandemic. I'm happy to announce that the State of Minnesota will award $487.45 in recognition to these workers."

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Online applications for the payments were accepted from June 8 through July 22. According to the state, approximately 1.2 million applications were reviewed.

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Beginning on Wednesday and continuing through the rest of the fall, 1,025,655 front-line employees will get the state-issued payments.

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According to the state, the payments would be sent via direct deposit between seven to ten working days or via prepaid debit cards within three to four weeks.

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