Attorney General Keith Ellison
Attorney General Ellison holds assisted-living facility accountable for breaking promise to residents, Red Lake Nation News
Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan
Minnesota Declares April ‘Month of the Military Child’, KNSI
WALZ ORDERS FLAGS FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF TO HONOR VICTIMS OF U.S CAPITOL ATTACK, KDUZ
Minnesota Legislature
MN lawmakers pressured to strengthen laws after overturned rape conviction, Pioneer Press
After George Floyd’s death, Minnesota lawmakers grapple with demands for more police reforms, Pioneer Press
Lawmakers return to MN Capitol Tuesday, begin final push to finish state budget, KTOE
The Docket: final committee deadline approaching at Minnesota State Capitol, KEYC
Minnesota News
Minnesota Marks Another Record-Setting Weekend for COVID-19 Vaccinations, KNSI
Crews fight weekend wildfires along Minnesota North Shore highway, Pioneer Press
University of Minnesota to Add 2nd Indigenous Language House, U.S. News & World Report
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccinations and new cases both continue upward trend, MPR
Republican Party News
Half of Republicans believe false accounts of deadly U.S. Capitol riot: Reuters/Ipsos poll, WTVB
GOP targets Major League Baseball following All-Star game move, MSNBC
Study: Republican control of state government is bad for democracy, Vox
Minnesota GOP media firm is churning out viral hits for emerging figures on the right, MN Reformer
U.S. News
Pandemic fuels staggering teacher shortages across the U.S., Axios
U.S. says 165 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine been administered so far, Reuters
The Bidens encourage Americans to get vaccinated in Easter message, CNN
How Biden’s $2tn infrastructure plan seeks to achieve racial justice, The Guardian
U.S. Representative Dean Phillips (CD3, D)
Phillips opens Congressional Art Competition for students, Press & News
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
Omar: Minneapolis community is ‘on edge’ around Chauvin trial, The Hill
Republican congressman condemned over Islamophobic tweet to Ilhan Omar, The Guardian
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar in Mankato to Talk Vaccine Distribution, KTOE
What Biden’s $100B Broadband Plan Means, MBT Magazine
Upcoming Events:
You can find non-DFL events on our Action Alert post.
- April 6, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD40 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information.
- April 7
- 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leader Calls, 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.
- April 8
- 7:00 to 8:00 PM — DFL Virtual Train the Trainer, contact the State DFL for more information.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information.
- April 12 through May 12 — Ramadan
- April 12
- 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.
- April 13, 7:00 to 8:00 PM — DFL Virtual Train the Trainer, contact the State DFL for more information.
- April 14, 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leader Call, contact the State DFL for more information.
- April 15 — Tax Day, delayed until May 17, 2021
- 5:30 to 7:30 PM — 2021 DFL Founders Day Celebration with Special Guest Gov. Gretchen Whitmore, more information and tickets here.
- 7:00 to 8:00 PM — DFL Virtual Train the Trainer, contact the State DFL for more information
- April 20, 7:00 to 8:00 PM — DFL Virtual Train the Trainer, contact the State DFL for more information.
- April 21
- 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leader Call, contact the State DFL for more information.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
- April 22 — Earth Day
- 7:00 to 8:00 PM — DFL Virtual Train the Trainer, contact the State DFL for more information
- 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