In the Know: April 6, 2021

Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan
Gov. Walz and FEMA announce Covid-19 vaccine site at State Fairgrounds, MSP Business Journal 

Minnesota Legislature
Minnesota House Democrats detail budget bills focused on education, pandemic relief, Pioneer Press  
Minnesota House Democrats unveil package of budget bills, Austin Daily Herald
Minnesota House Democrats join Walz in push for tax increase on wealthy, Star Tribune 
Minnesota lawmakers pressured to strengthen laws after overturned rape conviction, Park Rapids Enterprise 
House DFL Proposes Fifth Tier Income Tax For High Earners, Some Relief For PPP Loans And Jobless Benefits, WCCO  

Minnesota News 
Minnesota State Fairgrounds to host federally-supported COVID-19 vaccination clinic, KSTP 
Minnesota COVID-19 hospitalizations have nearly doubled since late Feb., Star Tribune 
Evening storms track across Minnesota after near record-high 80s, Fox 9
Minnesota Update: 1.8M have started vaccination process, WXOW 

Republican Party News 
Louisiana GOP loses almost 8,000 registered voters after riot at US Capitol, Town Talk  
The Simple Fact Is That the Republican Party Has Been the Party of Voter Suppression Since the 1960s, Esquire  
What to know about the Matt Gaetz controversy, BBC 

U.S. Representative Angie Craig (CD2, D)
Congresswoman Craig To Hold Roundtable Discussion Of Veterans’ Suicide Epidemic, Voice of Alexandria 

U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
Democrats earch for a compromise on minimum wage, The Star Democrat 

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Sen. Amy Klobuchar to introduce $500 million biofuels infrastructure bill, Agweek 
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, like many colleagues, has shifted on filibuster, Star Tribune 
Klobuchar touts local aid, urges vaccine vigilance, Mankato Free Press 
U.S. SEN. KLOBUCHAR VISITS BROOKLYN CENTER VACCINE SITE, CCX Media 

U.S. Senator Tina Smith
US Senators Introduce Carbon Capture, Sequestration Bill, Transport Topics 
Historic investment a lifeline for Minnesota tribes devastated by COVID, Star Tribune 
How Biden’s zero-carbon revolution would broaden the energy map, KITV 

U.S. News 
U.S., Iran expected to begin indirect nuclear talks in Vienna, Politico  
Biden set to announce he’s moving deadline for all US adults to be eligible for Covid vaccine to April 19, CNN 
The US economy is growing at its fastest pace since 1984, CNN 
A record 4 million people in U.S. received a vaccine on Saturday, The Washington Post 

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