Minnesota’s governor is preparing for potential unrest after the verdict is announced in Derek Chauvin’s trial, with the memory of rioting in the summer of last year following George Floyd’s death still fresh in many minds. Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday that he declared a state of emergency as jurors in the trial weigh whether to convict or acquit the former Minneapolis police officer in Floyd’s death. Walz also successfully obtained $9 million in emergency funding for the law enforcement response when the state Senate passed several bills earlier in the day. “We cannot allow civil unrest to descend into chaos. We must protect life and property,” the Democrat told a press conference in St. Paul. Walz said he understands why people are frustrated over the deaths of Floyd and Daunte Wright, another black man who was fatally shot by an officer earlier this month after resisting arrest. “I acknowledge …