DFL Party News
As Failed Candidate Tyler Kistner Prepares to Launch His Second Misguided Campaign, Here Are the 5 Questions He Must Answer, DFL.org
Governor Tim Walz
WATCH: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan highlight efforts to increase access to COVID-19 vaccine for all Minnesotans, Pine Journal
Walz offers condolences in call with Daunte Wright’s mother, calls for protesters to remain peaceful, KSTP
Walz appoints new Department of Commerce commissioner, KSTP
GOVERNOR WALZ VISITS POP-UP VACCINATION CLINIC IN GOLDEN VALLEY, CCX
Minnesota Legislature
Legislative proposal: Up to 24 weeks of paid leave from work in Minnesota, ABC 6 News
Sen. Putnam, Other DFL Senators Speak in Favor of Ranked-Choice Voting, KNSI
Bill At Capitol Would Repeal Law Banning Objects Hanging From Rearview Mirror, An Issue In Daunte Wright’s Case, WCCO
Climate politics: Key takeaways from climate change action at the Legislature, MPR
House, Senate remain at odds over public safety, MPR
Minnesota News
Preventable alcohol deaths rose in Minnesota in 2020, Pine Journal
Live updates: MDH warns of COVID outbreak linked to South Dakota youth wrestling tournament, KARE 11
Minnesota Has Regained 225,000 Jobs Lost in COVID Shutdown, KROC
Minnesota Police Officer Charged In Death Of Daunte Wright, NPR
Republican Party News
Republicans Still Sympathize With the Insurrection, Slate
The GOP-Big Business Divorce Goes Deeper Than You Think, Politico
In Texas, GOP voting bills zero in on Democratic Houston, ABC
U.S. News
Report: U.S. Expected to Have 300 Million Extra Coronavirus Vaccine Doses in July, U.S. News & World Report
US has been wracked with several mass shootings in 2021, ABC
Nearly half of US states reported an increase in Covid-19 cases this week. Here’s what experts say can help stop another surge, CNN
US Allies Announce Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal, Voice of America
U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (CD4, D)
Rep. McCollum Intros Bill Barring Israel from Using U.S. Aid to Violate Palestinian Rights, Democracy Now!
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
Rep. Ilhan Omar shares details about her warm relationship with ‘Auntie’ Nancy Pelosi, Insider
Ilhan Omar and Democratic members urge Biden to act swiftly on raising refugee caps: ‘Lives depend on it’, KEYT
Bernie Sanders and Ilhan Omar Introduce Bill to Stop Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Gizmodo
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar has a plan to build more housing, VOX
Klobuchar pledges support for NG911 funding, does not address specifics of proposal, Informa
U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Sens. Warren, Smith urge Labor Department not to provide Goldman Sachs with EBSA exemption, Financial Regulation News
Upcoming Events:
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- April 20, 7:00 to 8:00 PM — DFL Virtual Train the Trainer, contact the State DFL for more information.
- April 21
- 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leader Call, contact the State DFL for more information.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
- April 22 — Earth Day
- 7:00 to 8:00 PM — DFL Virtual Train the Trainer, contact the State DFL for more information
- April 28
- 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leader Calls, contact the State DFL for more information.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD47 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information.
- May 2 — Orthodox Easter
- May 5 — Cinco de Mayo
- 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leader Call, contact the State DFL for more information.
- 6:30 to 9:00 PM — SD50 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
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- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
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- May 12 — Eid al-Fitr
- May 16 through 18 — Shavout
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