Governor Tim Walz
Minnesota lawmakers approved cash bonuses for essential workers. Now they just need to figure out who’s going to get the money., MinnPost
Minnesota News
Minnesota ends fiscal year with $2.7 billion more than projected, Brainerd Dispatch
In a bid to offer more affordable housing options, Minneapolis council members propose bringing back the rooming house, MinnPost
Longtime state Capitol-area planner Paul Mandell retires after 34 years, Pioneer Press
Rep. John Thompson calls for swift release of body camera footage from traffic stop, Star Tribune
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris News
Pressured by allies, Biden escalates fight for voting rights, Associated Press
Biden calls on Cuban regime to ‘hear their people and serve their needs’ amid rare protests, CNN
VP Kamala Harris says ‘Detroit … is the definition of resilience,’ urges COVID vaccines, Detroit Free Press
Harris: Texas Democrats displayed ‘courage’ by leaving state to block GOP voting bill, USA Today
Republican Party News
The Republican Party’s top lawyer called election fraud arguments by Trump’s lawyers a ‘joke’ that could mislead millions, Washington Post
Trump Organization removed CFO Allen Weisselberg from leadership at dozens of subsidiaries amid tax fraud scandal: report, Insider
‘This is really fantastical’: Federal judge in Michigan presses Trump-allied lawyers on 2020 election fraud claims in sanctions hearing, Washington Post
Trump said whoever ‘leaked’ info on his White House bunker stay should be ‘executed,’ new book claims, CNN
U.S. News
Texas Democrats Flee State to Highlight G.O.P. Voting Restrictions, New York Times
Wildfires threaten homes, land across 10 Western states, Associated Press
‘Hard to feel safe’: Rep. Porter says town hall altercation erodes sense of security, NBC News
Texas Democrats come to Capitol over voting rights: ‘We’re not going to buckle to the big lie’, The Guardian
U.S. Representative Angie Craig (CD2, D)
Sheldon Theatre and thousands of venues around the country await funding, Republican Eagle
$500 million available for expanding meat processing capacity, Farm Progress
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar, Lee Announce Witnesses for Hearing Titled “A Prescription for Change: Cracking Down on Anticompetitive Conduct in Prescription Drug Markets”, Senator Amy Klobuchar Press Release
Klobuchar, Smith Announce $2M in Federal Funding to Improve Health Equity in Communities of Color, Low-Income Areas, Senator Amy Klobuchar Press Release
U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Senate’s ‘quiet’ climate hawk sells a CES to moderates, E&E News
Upcoming Events:
You can find non-DFL Party events on our Action Alert post.
- July 13, 6:30 to 7:30 PM — SD40 DFL Executive Committee Meeting, contact them as it becomes available.e
- July 14, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD48 DFL Meet Up, Lone Lake Park, 5624 Shady Oak Rd, Hopkins, MN 55343. More information and RSVP here.
- July 17, 12:00 to 3:00 PM — SD49 DFL Picnic, Rosland Park Shelter, 4300 W 66th St, Edina, MN 55435. Join them for a great opportunity to meet statewide, legislative officials as well as local office holders and candidates in Bloomington and Minnetonka
- July 21, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, agenda has been emailed to members, email info@dfl3cd.org for specifics if you’d like to join
- July 28, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD47 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
- July 31, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM — DFL Day of Action — Knock in Your Neighborhood! More information and RSVP here.
- August 3, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD37 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- August 4
- 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
- August 7 — State DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available.
- August 9
- 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
- August 12
- 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
- August 18, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
- August 26 through September 6 — Minnesota State Fair
- August 28 — DFL Volunteer Day at Minnesota State Fair, more information to come
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD47 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information