Governor Tim Walz
Walz Signs Bill Providing $7.8M To Cover Chauvin Trial Security Costs, WCCO
Gov. Walz, POCI Caucus Urge MN Legislators To Pass Police Reform Quickly, Independently From Other Bills, WCCO
Gov. Tim Walz hails CDC mask guidance, set to ease COVID-19 restrictions, Star Tribune
Walz says further easing of pandemic capacity limits likely coming soon, Pioneer Press
Gov. Walz visits mobile vaccination clinic in Richfield, KSTP
Minnesota Legislature
Minnesota Legislature passes emergency funding for security costs around Chauvin trial, Star Tribune
Voters File Suit To Have Courts Take Over Redistricting Process, WCCO
Bill Legalizing Recreational Marijuana In Minnesota Nearing A Floor Vote In House, WCCO
Telehealth advances as Legislature readies for HHS debate, Mankato Free Press
Minnesota News
Twin Cities activists say more work required after Chauvin trial verdict, Fox 9
Five takeaways for Minnesota from the first round of Census numbers, MinnPost
Chauvin juror says guilty verdicts could have come quicker, Associated Press
National News
Biden to pitch $1.8 trillion ‘family plan’ in speech to Congress, Star Tribune
Biden to pitch sweeping ‘family plan’ in speech to Congress, MPR
Man who put his feet on desk in Pelosi’s office during Capitol riot to be released from jail pending trial, CNN
Facing perjury charges, Florida superintendent steps down to give ‘peace’ to Parkland survivors, Washington Post
Officer injured in Capitol riot criticizes politicians who continue to downplay attack, NBC
Republican Party News
Lindsey Graham Mocked For Desperate Money Plea Involving Golf — And Trump, HuffPost
Judge has doubts on voter privacy in new Arizona recount, Politico
‘Not an easy transition’: Inside Trump’s unconventional first months out of office, CNN
IT SURE SOUNDS LIKE DONALD TRUMP JR. LIED TO PROSECUTORS INVESTIGATING THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION, Vanity Fair
U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (CD4, D)
McCollum reintroduces bill to ban copper-nickel mining near Boundary Waters, Pioneer Press
U.S. Representative Dean Phillips (CD3, D)
Five takeaways for Minnesota from the first round of Census numbers, MinnPost
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
First to CNN: Ilhan Omar reintroduces policing legislation as progressives eye ongoing bipartisan talks, CNN
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Get your free ticket to our conversation with Sen. Amy Klobuchar on May 4, MinnPost
3 takeaways from a top Democratic senator’s new book on monopolies that should have Big Pharma worried, Business Insider
U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Guest column: What Walter Mondale taught us all about good fights and hard truths, Albert Lea Tribune
Legislation seeks to bolster antibiotics supply chain, Homeland Preparedness News
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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
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- 6:30 to 9:00 PM — SD50 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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