Attorney General Keith Ellison
Why the Biden-Harris Climate Accountability Pledge Really Matters, Bloomberg Law
Minnesota attorney general strikes $39M deal to forgive loans, compensate students defrauded by for-profit colleges, Star Tribune
Ellison agrees to town hall, says ‘no change’ will come for residents, Mille Lacs Messenger
Attorney General Ellison enforcement of Tobacco Settlement wins $81 million for State, Red Lake Nation News
DFL Party News
DFL Party Condemns Hate Crimes Directed at AAPI Community, DFL Press Release
Scott Jensen Refuses COVID Vaccine, Going Against Medical Consensus, DFL Press Release
Governor Tim Walz
Walz to quarantine, delay State of the State address after staff member tests positive for COVID-19, KSTP
Gov. Walz proclaims March 18 ‘Transit Driver Appreciation Day’, Crookston Times
Minnesota Legislature
State wins legal challenge to Minnesota’s insulin affordability program, MinnPost
Walz $35M public safety request still stalled after House Democrats reject GOP bill, KTOE
House committee approves new investments in high-speed broadband, International Falls Journal
Opinion Exchange: It’s time to restore the gun ban at the Capitol, Star Tribune
Minnesota News
Atlanta shootings unsettle Asian American communities in the Twin Cities, KARE11
New St. Cloud vaccine site a ‘game-changer’ for outstate Minnesota, Star Tribune
‘Enough is enough’: Law enforcement partners announce plan to reopen George Floyd Square, KSTP
Minnesota reaches 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered, Valley News Live
National News
Fetishized, sexualized and marginalized, Asian women are uniquely vulnerable to violence, CNN
Biden Endorses Reforming The Senate Filibuster. Here’s What That Means, NPR
Biden to Reach 100 Million Vaccinations Goal Six Weeks Early, Bloomberg
Republican Party News
Minnesota GOP to elect new chair in April, Ballotpedia News
Full List of 172 Republicans Who Opposed the Violence Against Women Act, Newsweek
Republicans renew push to repair, reinstall toppled Columbus statue at MN Capitol, KTOE
U.S. Representative Angie Craig (CD2, D)
School lunch leaders want free meals for all students, Post Bulletin
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Pelosi’s push for 9/11-style Capitol riot commission stalls in political quicksand, Politico
U.S. Senate Democrats introduce sweeping election reform bill facing steep odds, Reuters
Amy Klobuchar and Other Democrats Push $50 Billion Aid Package for Nonprofits, Philanthropy
U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Sen. Tina Smith appointed chair of Rural Development and Energy subcommittee, KEYC
Upcoming Events:
You can find non-DFL events on our Action Alert post.
- March 18, 7:00 to 8:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Train the Trainer session, contact the State DFL for more information.
- March 23, 7:00 to 8:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Train the Trainer session, contact the State DFL for more information.
- March 24, 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Party Leader Call, contact the State DFL for more information.
- March 25, 7:00 to 8:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Train the Trainer session, contact the State DFL for more information.
- March 28 — Palm Sunday
- March 28 through April 3 — Passover
- March 29 — Holi
- March 30, 7:00 to 8:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Train the Trainer session, contact the State DFL for more information.
- March 31, 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Party Leader Call, contact the State DFL for more information.
- April 1 — April Fools’ Day
- 7:00 to 8:00 PM — DFL Virtual Train the Trainer, contact the State DFL for more information
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information.
- April 2 — Good Friday
- April 4 — Easter
- April 6, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD40 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information.
- April 7
- 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leader Calls, contact the State DFL for more information.
- 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.
- April 8
- 7:00 to 8:00 PM — DFL Virtual Train the Trainer, contact the State DFL for more information.
- 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.
- April 12 through May 12 — Ramadan
- April 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.
- April 13, 7:00 to 8:00 PM — DFL Virtual Train the Trainer, contact the State DFL for more information.
- April 14, 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leader Call, contact the State DFL for more information.
- April 15 — Tax Day, delayed until May 17, 2021
- 5:30 to 7:30 PM — 2021 DFL Founders Day Celebration with Special Guest Gov. Gretchen Whitmore, more information and tickets here.
- 7:00 to 8:00 PM — DFL Virtual Train the Trainer, contact the State DFL for more information.