In the Know: June 11, 2021

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Governor Tim Walz
Amid partisan bickering, Walz meeting with lawmakers to close the deal, Minnesota Reformer
Walz announces additional $1.8B surplus, urges lawmakers to pass budget, Kare 11

Minnesota Legislature
Many police departments in Greater Minnesota don’t have body cameras. A legislative proposal looks to change that, MinnPost
Clock ticking as Minnesota legislators clash over how to end eviction pause, Star Tribune
Minnesota lawmakers agree on $100 million funding boost for colleges, Star Tribune

Minnesota News
MN high school graduation rate ticks up to another record high, Pioneer Press
Minnesota adolescent mental health treatment facility closes abruptly, Star Tribune
Twin Cities roads are buckling under the extreme heat, Star Tribune

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris News
VP Kamala Harris to Head Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, Los Angeles Sentinel
Why Biden’s foreign trip is so unique and so important, CNN
G-7 nations expected to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world, Associated Press
Eighty Years Later, Biden and Johnson Revise the Atlantic Charter for a New Era, New York Times

Republican Party News 
How Trump’s Political Legacy Is on the Ballot in the Virginia Governor’s Race, New York Times
Charlie Baker is one of the nation’s most popular governors. That isn’t enough for the GOP., Politico
As Military Addresses Diversity, Republicans See Culture War Target, New York Times
Former GOP rep calls on party to move on from ‘patron saint of sore losers’ Trump, The Hill

Republican Party in Minnesota Party News 
Minnesota GOP state convention to be held in Rochester next year, Brainerd Dispatch
Conservative group calls education equity work indoctrination, Mankato Free Press

U.S. News
Global approval of the United States has rebounded under Biden, survey finds, Washington Post
2 dead after shooting at a Publix in Florida. The shooter is also dead, CNN
Moderna applies for U.S. authorization of its vaccine for use in adolescents, New York Times
Louisiana police unit probed over Black driver arrests after death of Ronald Greene, NBC

U.S. Representative Angie Craig (CD2, D)
Letter: Create jobs, clean up the environment, SunThisWeek

U.S. Representative Jim Hagedorn (CD1, R)
Climate policies, meatpacking, taxes focus of farmer town hall, Mankato Free Press

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Rural Hospitals May Get Federal Aid to Reshape as Standalone ERs, Bloomberg

U.S. Senator Tina Smith
A legislative answer to building abortion restrictions is introduced in Congress, AL DÍA News

Upcoming Events:

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

  • June 10
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • June 14 — Flag Day
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM – SD44 DFL Virtual Central Committee, contact them for more information
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Virtual Central Committee, contact them for more information
  • June 16, 7:00 PM — REPLACED BY CD3 CONVENTION CD3 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting
  • June 19 — Juneteenth
  • June 20 — Father’s Day
  • June 27, 12:00 to 4:00 PM — SD45 DFL Community Picnic, 8130 Bass Lake Rd, New Hope, MN 55428, more information here.
  • June 28, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD47 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • July 29, 5:30 PM — Minnesota DFL LGBTQ Leadership Pride Month Event with Gov. Kate Brown, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, State Sen. Scott Dibble and State Rep. Heather Keeler. More information and RSVP here.
  • July 1 — Somali Independence Day
  • July 3
    • 9:30 to 11:30 AM — SD49 DFL Marching in the Edina Independence Day Parade, contact them for more information or to volunteer.
    • 10:00 AM — Coffee with Hennepin County Commissioner LaTondresse, first Saturday of each month. Log in here.
  • July 4 — Independence Day
  • July 5 — Independence Day (observed)
  • 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, contact them for more information
  • 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, location coming shortly
  • 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
  • August 26 through September 6 — Minnesota State Fair
  • August 28 — DFL Volunteer Day at Minnesota State Fair, more information to come