Attorney General Keith Ellison
AG Ellison collects community impact statements ahead of Chauvin sentencing, KSTP
Governor Tim Walz
Minnesota Republicans use budget bills to focus on rising crime in the Twin Cities, MN Reformer
Minnesota Legislature
Controversial voting changes shelved at Minnesota Capitol as legislators seek compromise, Star Tribune
What’s in Minnesota’s $7 billion transportation bill?, Minnesota Reformer
With deals on education budget and money for frontline workers, Legislature closes in on finishing budget, MinnPost
Minnesota News
Twin Cities Among Metro Areas Included In Biden Plan To Curb Violent Crime, CBS Minnesota
Catholic priests from around U.S. gather at George Floyd Square, Star Tribune
High E. Coli Levels Close Lake Hiawatha, Bde Maka Ska Thomas Beaches, CBS Minnesota
What you need to know about this week’s sentencing of Derek Chauvin., Sahan Journal
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris News
President Biden Says The Fight Over Voting Rights Is Far From Over, NPR
Biden lays out strategy to tackle rising homicides, Washington Post
Biden aims for high-stakes meeting with Xi Jinping with Putin summit in the rearview, CNN
Kamala Harris is set to visit the border, Politico
Republican Party News
How Trump Has Redefined Conservatism, FiveThirtyEight
Trump clash ahead: Ron DeSantis positions himself as GOP’s future in a direct-mail piece, The Hill
Mike Pompeo, other 2024 GOP hopefuls head to New York to meet with donors as possible White House bids loom, CNBC
Opinion: Why won’t Republicans show the courage to condemn their party’s race-baiting?, The Washington Post
State Auditor Julie Blaha
Auditor Blaha Releases Special Districts Report, EIN News
U.S. News
Democrats and Activists Focus on the Filibuster After a Defeat on Voting Rights, New York Times
New videos show Capitol rioters attacking police line from officers’ point of view, CNN
Colleges want students to get a coronavirus vaccine. But they’re split on requiring the shots, Washington Post
The Supreme Court’s Latest Union-Busting Decision Goes Far Beyond California Farmworkers, Slate
U.S. Representative Angie Craig (CD2, D)
Rep. Angie Craig Hosts Cannon Falls family at Agriculture Committee Hearing, Cannon Falls Beacon
Importance of biofuels highlighted on Capitol Hill, Farm Progress
U.S. Representative Jim Hagedorn (CD1, R)
For the People Act deserves support, Mankato Free Press
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar statement on closure of The Journal, International Falls Journal
Inside the Democrats’ Bigger Strategy to Protect Voting Rights — and Get Past the Filibuster, Rolling Stone
Provisions from Klobuchar legislation for distracted driving passes committee, Brainerd Dispatch
U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Renewable energy proving importance in rural America, KEYC
Senator Tina Smith hopes Minnesota will lead in renewable energy, KVRR
Upcoming Events:
You can find non-DFL events on our Action Alert post.
- 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 6, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD37 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- 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