In the Know: July 7, 2021

DFL Party News
DFL Party Statement on the Resignation of Laura Bishop, DFL Press Release

GovernorTim Walz
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency head resigns ahead of possible firing by Senate, Duluth News Tribune

Minnesota Legislature
Legislature passes rules to end ‘lunch shaming,’ MinnPost
Law change aims to help contain chronic wasting disease in Minnesota, Brainerd Dispatch

Minnesota News
Minnesota forms nation’s first state office on missing, murdered Indigenous people, MPR
New small businesses on the rise in Minnesota, KTTC
Five years after his death, Philando Castile’s mother criticizes lack of progress in police accountability, MPR
Vaccination rates contrast in urban, rural Minnesota, KTTC
Darnella Frazier identifies innocent man killed during Minneapolis police pursuit as her uncle, Star Tribune

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris News
Desperate to get Americans vaccinated as the Delta variant spreads, Biden suggests a door-to-door vaccination effort, Insider
Biden and Harris to focus on voting rights Thursday, expand DNC program, CNN
Biden predicts US to reach 160 million fully vaccinated Americans by the end of this week, CNN
Kamala Harris Joins a Global Push for Gender Equality, US News

Republican Party News
While Trump planted the seed for Jan. 6, others — including Fox News — watered it, Washington Post
Rep. Adam Kinzinger on the Moral Failure of Republicans and the Big Lie, New York Times
Republicans weigh ‘cracking’ cities to doom Democrats, Politico
How G.O.P.-Backed Laws in Montana Could Hurt Native American Voting, New York Times

U.S. News
Eric Adams will win New York City Democratic mayoral primary, AP projects, CBS
Russians Tried To Hack Republican National Committee, NPR
Cuomo Declares a Gun Violence Emergency in New York State, New York Times
North America Has Its Hottest June on Record, The New York Times

U.S. Representative Angie Craig (CD2, D)
LGBTQ Youth Make Up One Third of Foster Care, But Are Often Poorly Served, Imprint

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar, Young, Craig Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Small Business Loan Program, Press Office of Sen. Klobuchar
Klobuchar visits Coast Guard cutter in Duluth before final departure, Pioneer Press

Upcoming Events:

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

• July 7
  • 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting CANCELLED
• July 8
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
• July 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
• July 14, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD48 DFL Electric Vehicle Event, more information as it becomes available
• 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, more information as it becomes available
• 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