In the Know: June 30, 2021

DFL Party News
DFL Party Hires New Finance Director, DFL Press Release

Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Tim Walz proposes end to COVID-19 emergency powers Thursday, Star Tribune
Walz signs 3 more omnibus budget bills, KSTP

Minnesota Legislature
Minnesota lawmakers close ‘intoxication loophole’ in rape law, Pioneer Press
Dead of night legislating: Lawmakers pass public safety bill, end governor’s emergency powers, MN Reformer

Minnesota News
Dream big: Minnesota State Fair reveals 27 new foods for 2021, Star Tribune
Inside one Minnesota school district’s battle over an equity training program, MPR
Three generations of Pride at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Daily

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
President Biden stops in Wisconsin touting bipartisan infrastructure plan, FOX 9
Biden announces 5th wave of judicial nominees as Democrats aim to maintain quick pace of confirmations to federal bench, CNN

Republican Party News
‘It definitely feels early’: 2024 race for the White House begins in Republican party, KETV Omaha
Wisconsin G.O.P. Wrestles With Just How Much to Indulge Trump, New York Times
Congressman Recruits Holocaust Deniers Into the Republican Party, Intelligencer
House GOP bristles as a Jan. 6 investigation lands in its lap, Politico
Arizona ballot audit shows signs of backfiring on GOP, Politico

Republican Party in Minnesota News
U.S. House votes to remove Confederate statues from U.S. Capitol, 2 Minnesota Republicans vote against, Bring Me the News

U.S. News
House to vote Wednesday to create January 6 select committee, CNN
New York Mayor’s Race in Chaos After Elections Board Counts 135,000 Test Ballots, New York Times
House Votes to Purge Confederate Statues From the Capitol, New York Times
Months before the building’s collapse, a condo official warned that damage had ‘gotten significantly worse’ in recent years, New York Times
On narrow vote, Supreme Court leaves CDC ban on evictions in place, Washington Post

U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (CD4, D)
McCollum proposes $2 million for ethnic entrepreneurs, cultural districts in St. Paul, Pioneer Press
New Legislation Will Protect Water Quality, Build Resilience, and Restore Bird Habitat Along the Mississippi River, National Audubon Society

U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
Omar says she supports adding a ‘reality-based’ Republican to January 6 committee, CNN

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Sen. Klobuchar, Bipartisan Group Request Mask Requirement Update From CDC And TSA For Fully Vaccinated Travelers, CBS Minnesota

Upcoming Events:

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

• June 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, 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

• 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