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In the Know: April 30, 2021


DFL Party News 
Biden 100 days in / DFL Chairman’s View: America already getting back on trackDuluth News Tribune 

Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan
Walz, DFL Pressure Republicans To Pass Legislation Reining In CopsPatch.com 
Governor, mobile vaccination unit visit RichfieldSun Current 

Minnesota Legislature 
Report Suggests Minnesota Budget Surplus Continues to GrowKROC 
Yea Or Nay On Legal Weed? Bill Advances In Minnesota HouseKRFO 
EPA identifies 30 Minnesota wild rice waters exceeding sulfate standardsDuluth News Tribune 

Minnesota News 
High Census Response Rate Helped Minnesota Keep Its Eighth Congressional SeatKNSI 
Another movie shoot coming to Minnesota’s North ShoreStar Tribune 
How College Law Enforcement Programs In Minnesota Are ChangingWCCO
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Officials preach vigilance, vaccinationMPR 

National News 
Biden calls for sweeping ‘once-in-a-generation investment’ to reshape the nationArizona Mirror 
Here’s how U.S. infrastructure compares to the rest of the worldThe Washington Post 
Pfizer begins to export US-made COVID shots: ReportAl Jazeera 
Covid vaccinations are slowing in the U.S. as supply outstrips demand. How states are targeting who’s leftCNBC 

Republican Party News 
‘A lot of confusion’: Virginia Republicans stumble over their own voter ID requirementNBC 
Republicans Can Govern Without Winning A Majority. That Threatens Our Entire Democracy.FiveThirtyEight 
Florida Legislature approves controversial restrictions on votingPolitico 

U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
Ilhan Omar and immigrant groups call for more green jobs in MinneapolisSahan Journal 
D.C. Memo: Take that, New YorkMinnPost

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
How the Senate’s antitrust chair would take on monopolies, Washington Post

U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Smith supports President Biden’s Education Push, KTOE 

Upcoming Events:

You can find non-DFL events on our Action Alert post.

  • 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
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