“Minnesota’s top Republican threatened the budget of Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison after Ellison sought to crack down on two bars that openly defied coronavirus restrictions.  The threat of the purse string from Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-East Gull Lake, came as tensions over COVID restrictions on bars and restaurants seemed to reach new levels.”

https://www.twincities.com/2020/12/17/gazelka-threatens-attorney-general-ellisons-budget-over-bar-and-restaurant-covid-enforcement/