Attorney General Keith Ellison
Full Interview: AG Keith Ellison Speaks Out After Derek Chauvin’s Conviction, WCCO
60 Minutes interviews the prosecutors of Derek Chauvin, CBS
Governor Tim Walz
Minnesota police standards board making changes to increase accountability, governor says, KARE 11
Minnesota Legislature
Top Dem says biz community support could make difference at legislature for police reforms, KTOE
Passage of tax credit for historic property repairs would benefit Faribault’s downtown, KPVI
4 weeks left and $1 billion to bridge for Minn. lawmakers, MPR
House bill would give new board power to challenge drug prices in Minnesota, MinnPost
Minnesota News
1,569 more COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths in Minnesota, Star Tribune
Minnesota Could Lose A Congressional Seat Due To Census Bureau’s 2020 Population Results, WCCO
When will Johnson & Johnson vaccine return to Minnesota?, KARE 11
In rural Minnesota, fighting vaccine hesitancy one community at a time, MPR
National News
In Reversal, U.S. Will Send Vaccine Materials to Stricken India, New York Times
U.S. administers 228.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines -CDC, KFGO
U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Conservative Groups’ Bid to Conceal Donors, U.S. News & World Report
CDC data shows more Americans are missing their second dose of Covid-19 vaccines, CNN
Republican News
National Republican News
After Rep. Liz Cheney voted to impeach Trump, a male GOP colleague said he was bothered by her ‘attitude’, Yahoo! News
State-level Republicans are making it easier to run over protesters, Vox
House Minority Leader McCarthy defends Trump’s response to Jan. 6 insurrection, The Washington Post
State Republican News
Minnesota County GOP Event Featured Conspiracy Theorist Who Said George Floyd’s Murder Was Planned, Daily Beast
Minnesota county’s GOP event featured far-right conspiracy theorist, Bemidji Pioneer
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
Rep. Ilhan Omar Responds to Sen. Lindsey Graham Denying Systemic Racism:
He’s ‘Trying to Tell Us That The Sky Is Not Blue’, Mediate
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Push to pass George Floyd Justice in Policing Act continues, KTOE
Sen. Klobuchar: Monopolies are bullies when it comes to the economy, Yahoo! News
Klobuchar highlights funding to build 3 new Minnesota veterans homes, FOX 9
Upcoming Events:
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- 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
- May 6, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- May 9 — Mother’s Day
- May 10
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- May 12 — Eid al-Fitr
- May 16 through 18 — Shavout
- May 22, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
- May 31 — Memorial Day