Attorney General Keith Ellison
Minnesota joins fight to exclude citizenship question from Census, Pioneer Press
Environment
District Energy St. Paul stops burning coal, Bring Me the News
America’s new recycling crisis, explained by an expert, Vox
Canada warming at twice the global rate, climate report finds, The Guardian
GOP
Disaster aid stalls in Senate amid fight over Puerto Rico, Star Tribune
Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Walz helps launch yearlong awareness drive for 2020 census, Pioneer Press
Health Care
Trump suggests deferring GOP health plan push to after 2020, MPR
Trump does have a health care plan. It would cause millions to lose coverage., Vox
Americans borrow $88 billion annually to pay for health care, survey finds, CNN
Immigration
Under the bridge: migrants held in El Paso tell of dust, cold and hunger, The Guardian
Labor Movement
Volunteer Union Plumbers help Homeowners Across the State, Workday Minnesota
Labor Law Doesn’t Apply If You’re in Prison, Workday Minnesota
Minnesota
‘It has a temper’: Floodwaters test a Red River Valley family farm, MPR
One of the most in-demand jobs in Minnesota is in health care. Specifically, one of the lowest paid jobs in health care., Minnpost
Minnesota is named America’s least stressed-out state, City Pages
Minnesota Legislature
Working hard to strengthen opportunities on the Iron Range and across the state, Mesabi Daily News
Minnesota Senate OKs higher drug company fees to combat opioid crisis, Star Tribune
Monopoly
How to Think About Breaking Up Big Tech, The Intercept
News of the World
New Zealand firearm buyback cost could reach $300 million NZD, CNN
Turkey local election results delayed as AKP lodges objections, The Guardian
Scientists have found a ‘fossil graveyard’ linked to the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs, CNN
Trump
What an unburdened Trump means for the rest of the world, Minnpost
Trump’s latest outburst against Puerto Rico, explained, Vox
US auto plants would shut down within a week if border closes, economist says, CNN
Upcoming DFL Events
- April 2
- 5:30 to 7:30 PM — Minnesota DFL Young Professionals Fundraiser and Social Hour with Mayor Jacob Frey and Council Member Jalali Nelson, Lake Monster Brewing, 550 Vandalia St, Unit 160, Saint Paul, MN 55114. More information and RSVP here.
- 6:30 to 8:00 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Teamsters Local 120, 9422 Ulysses St NE, Blaine, MN 55434
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Mississippi Room, Brooklyn Park Library, 8500 W Broadway, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
- April 3
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Kennedy High School, Room C102, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420
- 7:00 PM — Gov. Walz’s State of the State Address, more information here.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Ridgedale Library, Room 172, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
- April 5, 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
- April 8
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
- April 10, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD45 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Crystal City Hall, 4141 Douglas Dr N, Minneapolis, MN 55422
- April 11, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Minnetonka Mills Room, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- April 12, 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
- April 14, 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club Meeting, contact them for more information.
- April 16, 6:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Convention, Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka MN 55305
- April 17
- 6:30 to 8:00 PM — SD48 Town Hall with Sen. Steve Cwodzinski, Rep. Laurie Pryor and Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn, Eden Prairie High School, 17185 Valley View Rd, Eden Prairie, MN
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Business Meeting, Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
- April 19 — Good Friday
- 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
- April 19 through April 27 — Passover
- April 21 — Easter
- April 26, 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
- April 27 — SD49 DFL Convention, more information as it becomes available
- April 28, 4:00 to 8:00 PM — SD48 DFL Road Rally Scavenger Hunt. Explore Eden Prairie and Minnetonka in two hours of zany educational fun ending in an evening of great food and conversation. More information here.
- May 1
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Kennedy High School, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Room C102, Bloomington, MN 55420.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
- May 3, 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
- May 5
- Cinco de Mayo
- May 6 through June 5 — Ramadan