3 days until no excuse absentee balloting opens for the Aug. 14 primary
49 days until the Aug. 14 primary
88 days until no excuse absentee balloting opens for the Nov. 6 election
134 days until Election Day
2018 Election
5 reasons why Minnesota is a state to watch in the 2018 election, MPR
- Minnesota’s 8th district was the closest House race in 2016
- Minnesota’s 3rd district has the lowest unemployment rate in the state – and in the nation
- Minnesota’s 5th district is full of millennials
- Minnesota’s 7th district went for Trump by 31 percent, and also elected a Democrat
- Minnesota’s congressional districts are not very diverse
3 winners and 2 losers from the primaries in South Carolina, New York, Utah, and Colorado, Vox
2020 Election
Was Trump right? Could Minnesota flip in 2020? MinnPost
Immigration Crisis
States sue pressure Trump to reunite families, Star Tribune
A federal judge just ordered the Trump administration to speed up family reunifications, Vox
Houston shelter for migrant kids moves forward, Star Tribune
What immigration crisis? America isn’t being swamped. (Numbers.) Star Tribune
Call a 1-800 number and wait. Migrant families search for their children. MPR
Feds failing to put immigrants in touch with separated kids, NBC
Janus Decision
Supreme Court Topples Precedent to Hobble Public Unions, New York Magazine
Supreme court strikes blow against unions with ‘fair share’ ruling, The Guardian
Trump Trade War
Trump Travel Ban
Minnesota Muslim groups, advocates blast travel ban, Star Tribune
High court OKs Trump travel ban, rejects Muslim bias claim, Star Tribune
How Muslim Americans are responding to the Supreme Court’s travel ban, MPR
Social media: #NoMuslimBanEver, #FamiliesBelongTogether, #StandWithMuslims, #NoBanNoWall
Women’s Rights
Supreme Court hands a win to pro-life movement, The Atlantic
Upcoming Events
- June 29 through August 13 — Primary early voting. More information here.
- June 29, 12:00 PM — Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schafer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance on Fridays from 12pm to 1pm at the corner of Brookdale & Xerxes in Brooklyn Park.
- July 3, 7:00 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Brooklyn Park Library, 8500 W Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
- July 4 — Independence Day
- July 4 — SD48 DFL will be at Eden Prairie’s Independence Day celebration at Round Lake Park (southwest corner for Valley View Road and Eden Prairie Road).
- July 4, 1:30 PM — SD33 DFL Marching in the Chanhassen 4th of July Parade. Line up starts at 1:30 PM, parade steps off at 2:30 PM.
- July 6, 12:00 PM — Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schafer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance on Fridays from 12pm to 1pm at the corner of Brookdale & Xerxes in Brooklyn Park.
- July 9, 7:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd., Minnetonka, MN 55345
- July 9, 7:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
- July 10, 7:00 PM — SD34 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Maple Grove Library, 8001 Main St N, Osseo, MN 55369
- July 12, 6:00 PM — SD34 DFL Marching in the Maple Grove Days Parade
- July 12, 7:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- July 13, 12:00 PM — Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schafer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance on Fridays from 12pm to 1pm at the corner of Brookdale & Xerxes in Brooklyn Park.