Economy
‘The Fight for $15 Was Never Just About Raising Wages’, Workday Minnesota
The largest private sector strike in years is over. Supermarket workers won., Vox
Education
High school journalists were blocked from Betsy DeVos event. So, they wrote about it, USA Today
GOP
Michele Bachmann calls Trump ‘highly biblical,’ ‘godly’, City Pages
GOP Senate campaign arm hits battleground-state Dems over ‘Medicare for All,’ Green New Deal, The Hill
White Alabamians Are Trying It Again, NY Magazine
Governor Tim Walz
Walz highlights budget in Winona, Winona Post
Walz to participate in Earth Day clean-up at park in St. Paul, KSTP
Minnesota Legislative Session
Why the Minnesota Legislature loves/hates massive omnibus bills, MinnPost
Minnesota Farmers Union Wants Movement on Health Insurance by State Legislature, WNAX
Where some major issues stand at the Minnesota Legislature, MPR
Minnesota News
Minn. high school graduation rate up but racial gaps persist, MPR
News of the World
Needed: A U.S. Policy on Saudi Arabia, The American Prospect
Sri Lankan Official Says Bombings Are Retaliation For New Zealand Massacre, NPR
Key U.S. Attorney, Swept Into Russia Investigation, May Prosecute WikiLeaks Case, NPR
Innovative child malaria vaccine to be tested in Malawi, BBC
Representative Angie Craig
Letter: Craig understands value of biodiesel, Republican Eagle
Representative Dean Phillips
Phillips votes to reinstate net neutrality, co-sponsors repeal of medical device tax, Hometown Source
Representative Ilhan Omar
Florida man calls three different legislators to threaten Ilhan Omar, City Pages
SCOTUS
Supreme Court to take up LGBT job discrimination cases, Star Tribune
The Supreme Court case over adding a citizenship question to the census, explained, Vox
Secretary of State Steve Simon
Election security funding stalls at Capitol, KARE 11
Trump
Trump’s exoneration talk just insults our intelligence, MinnPost
A Trump Fed choice steps aside, and another faces new doubts, Star Tribune
Democrats’ impeachment dilemma, explained, Vox
What you missed in the Mueller report, Politico
IRS faces a second deadline to release Trump tax returns to Democrats, CNN
U.S. News
Medicare, Social Security face shaky fiscal futures, Star Tribune
Probable Misreporting Of Just-Released 2019 Social Security Trustees Report, Forbes
Surprise! Social Security has gotten healthier, LA Times
Chalking tires for parking enforcement ruled unconstitutional by federal appeals court, Duluth News Tribune
Marijuana as a cure for opioid use? Nation’s top drug scientist says she’s skeptical, USA Today
Alleged Leader Of Border Militia Facing Federal Firearms Charges In New Mexico, NPR
At The U.S.-Mexico Border, Volunteer Medics Step In To Care For Migrants, NPR
Upcoming DFL Events
- Today through April 27 — Passover
- 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
- 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 4, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM — State DFL Central Committee Meeeting, Central High School, 622-766 3rd St SW, Crosby, MN 56441
- May 5 — Cinco de Mayo
- May 6 through June 5 — Ramadan
- May 7
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, visit their Facebook page for this month’s meeting location.
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available.
- May 8, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD45 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Crystal City Hall, 4141 Douglas Dr N, Crystal, MN 55422
- May 9, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55435
- May 12 — Mother’s Day
- SD40 DFL Book Club, contact them for more information.
- May 13
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Council Chambers, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
- May 15, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Council Chambers, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- May 17
- 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.
- 5:00 to 9:00 PM — SD34 DFL Spring Into 2020 Community Gathering and Fundraiser. Join them for a casual supper for community members to socialize, organize and fundraise so they can work together in the 2020 campaign season. Children welcome. RSV by Wednesday May 15 to chair@sd34dfl.org.
- May 22 — Minnesota Legislative Session Ends
- May 24
- 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.
- 6:00 to 9:00 PM — 8th Annual Humphrey-Mondale Dinner with Special Guest Speaker Pelos, Minnesota Convention Center, 1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Interested in sitting at a CD3 table? Email Cheryl Poling.