In the Know: July 14, 2021

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Governor Tim Walz
New education spending sparks shift for Minnesota schools, Star Tribune

Minnesota Legislature
Budget breakdown: MN changed sexual assault law to eliminate statute of limitations & more, St. Cloud Times

Minnesota News
What’s Behind Minnesota’s ‘Very Unusual’ Lack Of Mosquitos This Summer?, WCCO
Minnesota doesn’t regularly inspect condos, but building codes ‘robust’, Star Tribune
Welcome to Todd County, where just 34% of people are vaccinated, MN Reformer

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris News
Biden blasts ‘un-American’ voting limits; Texas Dems act, Associated Press
Senate Democrats’ $3.5T budget deal backs up Biden’s goals, Associated Press
Vice President Harris Says Texas House Dems Walkout Was ‘Courageous, Patriotic Act’, NBC

Republican Party News
Republicans take a swing in Georgia over All-Star Game’s relocation, CNN
‘Get on the team or shut up’: How Trump created an army of GOP enforcers, Politico
The Willfully Unvaccinated Are the Newest Republican Martyrs, Intelligencer
Biden Says Republicans Threaten American Democracy, Intelligencer

U.S. News
Tennessee is halting outreach on all vaccines for adolescents, including for Covid-19, CNN
Schumer Will Propose Federal Decriminalization of Marijuana, New York Times
Family of five charged for allegedly storming the Capitol after tipster provides social media screenshots, The Washington Post
Pop star Olivia Rodrigo to meet with Biden, Fauci as part of White House Covid vaccine push, CNBC

U.S. Representative Angie Craig (CD2, D)
Discussing what’s next for minority owned businesses as economy improves but pandemic lingers, KARE 11
Bipartisan Bill Introduced To Clarify Oil Refinery Exemptions, JD Supra
How Internet and TV providers get away with jacking up your bill, Washington Post

U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (CD4, D)
Funding raises Rondo hopes, Star Tribune

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Texas Democrats descend on US Capitol to lobby lawmakers on voting rights legislation, USA Today
Klobuchar Co-Sponsors Assisting Broadband Connectivity Act, Voice of Alexandria

U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Lawmakers push for Lyme disease research as tick population climbs, Roll Call

Upcoming Events:

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

  • 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 5, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Central Committee Meeting, St. Louis Park City Hall, 5005 Minnetonka Blvd, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
  • 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