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In the Know: February 17, 2021


DFL Party
Political parties prepare for 2022 election cycleKBJR6
DFL Responds to Doug Wardlow’s Second Run for Attorney GeneralDFL.org

Governor Tim Walz
COVID-19: Gov. Tim Walz to announce middle, high school reopening plansBring Me The News 
Walz expected to announce new plan for expanding in-person learningKSTP

Minnesota Legislature 
$300M plan to help businesses hurt in 2020 riots advances in MN HousePioneer Press 
Survivors support National Guard sex assault billKARE 11 
Drive for low-cost housing finds bipartisan buy-inMPR 
State works to simplify mental health policiesMankato Free Press 

Minnesota News
Unsuccessful in 2018, Doug Wardlow announces another run for Attorney GeneralBring Me The News 
COVID In Minnesota: 2 More Deaths Reported As State Nears 1 Million Doses BenchmarkWCCO 
Southern weather delays COVID-19 vaccine shipments to MinnesotaFox 9 

National News
Secretary Of State Blinken: ‘No Doubt’ U.S. Diplomacy ‘Tarnished By Recent Events’NPR 
US says it will ‘respond’ to Iraq missile attack that injured Americans at ‘time and place of our choosing’ABC News 
Dr. Fauci shifts the timeline on when the general public will be able to get a vaccineCNN 
Biden Pitches Stimulus Plan at Wisconsin Town HallNew York Times 

Republican Party News
The Birthplace of the Republican Party Buckles After Trump Nearly Blew Up the GOPPolitico 
Over 15,000 Pennsylvanians Have Left The Republican Party In 2021CBS Pittsburgh 
Trump criticizes McConnell as a ‘political hack’ as GOP divide deepens after impeachment trialKTLA 

U.S. Representative Angie Craig (CD2, D)
Lawmaker Revisits Truck Parking Concerns at US House Hearing, Transport Topics

U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
Representative Ilhan Omar on Why She’s Fighting the Multi-Billion Dollar Skin-Whitening Industry, Cosmopolitan

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar, Leahy introduce Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability ActVTDigger 
Senate will hold a public inquiry into the security breaches in the Capitol riot.New York Times

U..S Senator Tina Smith
WICKER, SMITH PROPOSE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM FIX FOR RURAL HOSPITALSDelta Democrat-Times 
‘Waiting for almost 30 years’: Minnesota Liberians seeking residency are in limboStar Tribune

Upcoming Events:

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

  • February 17 — Ash Wednesday
    • 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Party Leader Call, contact us at info@dfl3cd.org for log in information
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
  • February 20, 1:30 to 3:30 PM — DFL Environmental Caucus Prove It First Zoom Forum, more information and RSVP here.
  • February 24, 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Party Leader Call, contact us at info@dfl3cd.org for log in information
  • February 25 to 26 — Purim
  • February 25, 5:15 to 6:30 PM — State DFL Virtual Trivia Night with State Auditor Julie Blaha, more information and RSVP here.
  • February 28, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD47 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • March 3, 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Party Leader Call, contact us at info@dfl3cd.org for log in information
  • March 4
    • 7:00 PM — DFL Environmental Caucus and MN350 Virtual Meeting: Clean Cars in Minnesota featuring Bill McKibben, more information and RSVP here.
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • March 6, 1:30 to 3:00 PM — SD40 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • March 8
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • March 10, 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Party Leader Call, contact us at info@dfl3cd.org for log in information
  • March 11
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • March 14 — Daylight Saving Time begins
    • Deadline to sign up for the 2021 Virtual Train the Trainer series
  • March 15, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Virtual Meeting, contact them for more information
  • March 16, 7:00 to 8:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Train the Trainer session, contact us for more information
  • March 17 — St. Patrick’s Day
    • 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Party Leader Call, contact us at info@dfl3cd.org for log in information
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
  • March 18, 7:00 to 8:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Train the Trainer session, contact us for more information
  • March 23, 7:00 to 8:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Train the Trainer session, contact us for more information
  • March 24, 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Party Leader Call, contact us at info@dfl3cd.org for log in information
  • March 25, 7:00 to 8:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Train the Trainer session, contact us for more information
  • March 30, 7:00 to 8:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Train the Trainer session, contact us for more information
  • March 31, 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Party Leader Call, contact us at info@dfl3cd.org for log in information
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