Attorney General Keith Ellison
Ellison: Plenty of irons in the fire, Minnesota Lawyer
Ellison: Ban for-profit health insurers, Fairmont Sentinel
Keith Ellison: Time to address wage theft is now, Union Advocate
Economy
Fewer millennials are making it into the middle class, CNN
U.S. Economy Powers Ahead In First Quarter: 3.2% Growth, NPR
People buy millions of unsafe products every year. Here’s why recalls are harder than they should be., Vox
Is There Evidence a 0.91 Percentage Point Increase in the Payroll Tax Would Hurt Growth?, Beat the Press
GOP
Poll: Americans Trust Democrats More Than GOP On Health Care As 2020 Approaches, TPM
Federal court strikes down Michigan districts drawn by GOP, Roll Call
Trump defends Charlottesville comments, The Hill
Gov. Tim Walz
Walz orders flags flown at half-staff Friday to honor DNR officer, KBJR
Red Lake Nation Day at state Capitol, Bemidji Pioneer
Walz reprimands IRRRB chief in wake of DFLer’s resignation, Star Tribune
Health Care
Giving black moms health insurance may save their babies’ lives, Vox
The cost of inaction on paid family and medical leave, MinnPost
Measles Triggers Quarantines at Two L.A. Universities, Time
Minnesota Legislative Session
Senate GOP lawmaker: Minnesota gun bills not ‘germane’ to public safety spending bill, Star Tribune
Worker Friendly Bills Continue to Move Forward, Workday Minnesota
Partisan drama erupts over election security funds as Republicans skip possible vote, Pioneer Press
Budgeting for the American Dream, Hibbing Daily Tribune
Minnesota State has two big needs. It’s probably only going to get enough money from the Legislature to address one of them., MinnPost
Minnesota hasn’t accepted election security funding. Why not?, Fox 9
‘Fort Snelling at Bdote’? Senate passes GOP measure cutting Historical Society funds over ‘revisionist history’, Pioneer Press
[GOP] State senators try to slash Minnesota Historical Society’s budget over sign at Fort Snelling, Star Tribune
Grumbling escalates as Minnesota legislative deadlines near, Duluth News Tribune
Minnesota House DFL set to pass sweeping health care budget, Star Tribune
Minnesota News
Diesel fuel spill in southwest MN deemed intentional, suspect ID’d, Bring Me the News
Philando Castile foundation donates $8,000 to Cooper High School to pay off school lunch debt, Bring Me the News
News of the World
Automaker Daimler Says It Has No Idea How Kim Jong Un Got Hold of Its Armored Limos, Time
Representative Ilhan Omar
‘Your story will be written’: Ilhan Omar’s stormy rise, MPR
Secretary of State Steve Simon
HAVA, Russian hackers and provisional ballots: How an ‘early win’ became a legislative quagmire, MinnPost
Stop playing games with election security, Star Tribune
Trump
“This was a coup”: Trump escalates his authoritarian rhetoric during interview with Hannity, Vox
Trump: ‘I am a young, vibrant man’, The Hill
Connolly threatens to jail Trump officials who won’t comply with subpoenas, CNN
Trump tried to sabotage a plan to close the gender pay gap. A judge wouldn’t have it., Vox
FBI Director Wray says Russia a ‘very significant counterintelligence threat’, CNN
Donald Trump to address NRA with gun lobby in disarray, The Guardian
U.S. News
Abuse By Boy Scout Leaders More Widespread Than Earlier Thought, NPR
White identity politics is about more than racism, Vox
Upcoming DFL Events
- Today through April 27 — Passover
- 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 10, 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 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 19, 12:00 to 4:00 PM — DFL Senior Caucus Convention, Sheet Metal Workers’ Union Hall, 1681 Cope Ave E, St. Paul, MN 55109
- 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.
- May 27 — Memorial Day
- May 29 through May 31, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM — SD40 DFL Garage Sale, 2709 Pearson Parkway, Brooklyn Center, MN