In the Know: June 3, 2021

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Governor Tim Walz
Senate, House Republicans clash with Walz over eviction moratorium, emergency powers, Minnesota Reformer

Minnesota Legislature
Layoffs may be on the horizon for nearly 40,000 state employees, Bring Me the New

Minnesota News
Minnesota reports lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in over a month, Minnesota Reformer
Minnesota transit projects included in Biden budget, Star Tribune

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris News
Biden Says The Tulsa Race Massacre ‘Can’t Be Buried, No Matter How Hard People Try’, NPR
Harris aiming to deepen US relationship with Guatemala and Mexico on first foreign trip, CNN

Republican Party News
Republican senators killed the Capitol riot commission. But nobody wants to move on., MSNBC
The GOP Can Win Without Waging War on Democracy, New York Magazine
The Republican Party is trying a new kind of politics, Washington Post   

Republican Party in Minnesota News 
Can Minnesota’s Legislature become majority women in 3 years? One group thinks so, St. Cloud Times 

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
In visit to SkyWater chip plant, Klobuchar, Phillips tout Minnesota as tech center, Star Tribune

U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Senator’s Mankato visit highlights school meals funding, Mankato Free Press

U.S. News
Twelve U.S. states have 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated, CNBC
Haberman: Trump pressing conservative media to write election was ‘stolen’, The Hill
Amazon Will Stop Testing Job Seekers For Marijuana And Now Backs Legalizing Weed, NPR
On The First Day Of Pride Month, Florida Signed A Transgender Athlete Bill Into Law, NPR

Upcoming Events:

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

  • June 3, 4:30 PM — DFL Virtual Flounders Day Celebration, more information and tickets here.
  • June 5, 10:00 to 11:00 AM — Coffee with Hennepin County Commissioner LaTondresse, first Saturday of each month. Log in here.
  • June 9, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Virtual Convention, postcards being mailed to delegates and alternates. People registering will receive log in information.
  • 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 1 — Somali Independence Day
  • July 3, 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