DFL Party News
Press Release: 100 Days, 200 Million Shots in Arms, dfl.org
DFL Party Statement on Minnesota Keeping All 8 Congressional Seats, dfl.org
Governor Tim Walz
Walz orders flags flown at half-staff to honor of Detention Deputy Mark Anderson, 6 News
Minnesotans can now sign up for community vaccination site appointments online, FOX 9
Minnesota Legislature
Minnesota Legislature divided over end to COVID-19 eviction rule, Bemidji Pioneer
Minnesota Bill Authorizing Direct Admission To College Moves Forward, Forbes
State grant could bring jobs back to shuttered Duluth paper mill, Duluth News Tribune
MN House passes 12 omnibus bills, Wahpeton Daily News
Minnesota News
Census: Minnesota keeps all 8 U.S. House seats, barely, MPR
Plymouth Middle School moves to distance learning Tuesday after shots fired in the building, KARE 11
Chauvin is guilty, and now the real work begins, MN Reformer
National News
President Biden plans to order a $15 minimum wage for federal contractors, New York Times
Biden’s first 100 days: Where he stands on key promises, Associated Press
USDA moves to feed millions of children over the summer, NPR
Republican Party News
Fresh off election falsehoods, Republicans serve up a whopper about Biden, Washington Post
Congressional Republicans Left Office In Droves Under Trump. Just How Conservative Are Their Replacements?, FiveThirtyEight
Opinion: The Republican Party Is Failing in Too Many Ways, New York Times
QAnon hasn’t gone away – it’s alive and kicking in states across the country, The Street
U.S. Representative Angie Craig (CD2, D)
Truck Parking Gets New Congressional Push, Transport Topics
U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (CD5, D)
Minnesota won’t lose eighth congressional seat, Census Bureau rules, Star Tribune
U.S. Representative Dean Phillips (CD3, D)
Hogan Convenes Bipartisan Meeting Of National Leaders To Discuss Infrastructure, Patch.com
U.S. Representative Pete Stauber (CD8, R)
Reader’s View: Stauber’s support needed for local infrastructure, Duluth News Tribune
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
AMY KLOBUCHAR IS COMING FOR THE APP STORE TAX, The Verge
Amy Klobuchar on Breaking Up Giant Corporations, The New York Times
Senator Says Cultural Change Needed Following Chauvin Verdict, KNSI
Upcoming Events:
You can find non-DFL events on our Action Alert post.
- 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
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 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 to 13 — Eid al-Fitr
- 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leadership Call, contact them for more information at www.dfl.org
- May 13
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- May 16 through 18 — Shavout
- May 19
- 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leadership Call, contact them for more information at www.dfl.org
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
- May 22, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
- May 26, 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leadership Call, contact them for more information at www.dfl.org
- May 28, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD47 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- May 31 — Memorial Day