Call of The Senate (MN Senate DFL Podcast, link)
MN Values Podcast (MN House DFL Podcast, link)
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minnesota lawmakers look to crack down on wage theft, Star Tribune
Congress
Minnesota Democrats in Congress want full Mueller report, Republicans say move on, Star Tribune
King: Katrina victims only asked for help, unlike Iowans, AP
Gun safety skeptics weren’t entirely right, Sartell-St. Joseph-St. Stephens Newsleader
Reader’s View: Stauber voting straight Trump, Duluth News Tribune
Hagedorn refrains from criticizing Trump over McCain controversy, Rochester Post-Bulletin
Pelosi wins breathing room on impeachment after Mueller findings, Politico
Democratic Sen. Tom Udall won’t run for re-election in 2020, CNBC
New York Rep. José Serrano has Parkinson’s, won’t seek re-election, Roll Call
Ousted GOP congresswoman running to take back Georgia seat, Star Tribune
In summary of Mueller report, Democrats seize on obstruction question, Star Tribune
Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Tim Walz, Rep. Angie Craig, State Sen. Karla Bigham To Fill Sandbags In Hastings, WCCO
Minnesota officials to visit Hastings, help residents prepare for flooding, KSTP
Governor Walz says Amtrak is ‘ready to work’ with Minnesota, CBS3
Disaster declaration leads to loan option for farmers who have collapsed roofs from snow, St. James Plain Dealer
Walz scales back budget plan after surplus shrinks, MPR
Walz tweaks budget plan to reflect slower economic growth, Winona Daily News
Chris Schmitter: A 15 year relationship comes to fruition in St. Paul, Rochester Post-Bulletin
Gov. Tim Walz boosts college funding plan after Minnesota students raise red flags, Star Tribune
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz trims budget plan following lower surplus prediction, Star Tribune
Will Walz’s One Minnesota agenda help even the higher-ed playing field?, MinnPost
Minnesota
County DFL looking ahead to 2020, New Ulm Journal
Look up vaccination rates at more than 2,900 Minnesota schools and daycares, Star Tribune
Businesses’ donations help drop cost of Owatonna school referendum, Star Tribune
Duluth ordinance change could help employers meet workers’ day care needs, Duluth News Tribune
Shopko’s closure to leave retail gap in small-town Minnesota, MPR
Flash floods on some Minnesota rivers; flood prep along others, MPR
New DEED commissioner and former Google executive wants to encourage innovation in Minnesota, Star Tribune
Shuttle between MSP and Duluth and Mankato airports to launch with $9 fares, Star Tribune
Volunteers flock to the Final Four, hoping to help Minnesota shine, Star Tribune
For the physically disabled, the winter of 2019 was isolating, especially treacherous, Pioneer Press
Study: Minnesota Sees Jump In Homelessness Since 2015, WCCO
Continue studying passenger rail to twin ports, Star Tribune
Our ‘disappeareds’: Minnesota must examine issue of missing Indian women, MinnPost
Is Minnesota in the midst of another farm crisis?, MinnPost
Report highlights growing number of homeless seniors in Minnesota, MinnPost
Could parole board make a comeback in Minnesota?, Star Tribune
His group hunts for child-sex predators. Twin Cities law enforcement is leery., Pioneer Press
How prepared are Minnesota’s nuclear plants for a flood?, MPR
Minnesota Legislature
Minnesota Capitol Notebook: Divisions come into view as gas tax, health care talks heat up, Duluth News Tribune
Minnesota Legislature – Kiel, Johnson, Fabian will host Facebook town hall March 27, Crookston Times
State Senate adopts changes to sexual harassment policy, MPR
Pinto bill creates human services kickback felony, Minnesota Lawyer
The political potency of a budget surplus, Star Tribune
Lawmakers react to Polymet receiving final permit, CBS3
How They Voted at Minnesota Legislature: Week ending March 22, 2019, Mankato Free Press
Students Demand Action Lobbies For Gun Control On State Advocacy Day, The Mac Weekly
Minnesota Helps Farmers Stressed From Snow, Low Prices, U.S. News and World Report
Looking to reduce discipline disparities, House bill would ban preschool suspensions in Minnesota, MinnPost
Bill could help curb oversalting during Minnesota winters, MPR
Rep. Joe McDonald: Asking Minnesota’s corporations to pay more in taxes is ‘stupid’, CityPages
Channeling funds to child care: Legislature considers bills to address child care shortage, Duluth News Tribune
Minnesota’s legal system has a Catch-22: Probation that just won’t end, Star Tribune
Bill would ban bosses from making you hand over your social media info, CityPages
Representative Collin Peterson
VA system lauded at town hall: Vietnam veterans recognized in ceremony, Echo Press
Representative Ilhan Omar
Rep. Ilhan Omar tells California audience that Trump’s anti-Islam remarks inspire attacks like New Zealand shooting, Los Angeles Times
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar co-introduces bill to double child care leave for military veterans, Pine and Lakes Echo Journal
Trump
AP FACT CHECK: Trump hails an exoneration not offered, AP
AP FACT CHECK: Mueller probe doesn’t totally exonerate Trump, AP
‘If you took it all in in one day, it would kill you’: What Mueller’s investigation has revealed, Star Tribune
Recording Reveals Oil Industry Execs Laughing at Trump Access, Politico
AP fact check: McCain can’t respond but his record speaks, PBS
Analysis: A cloud lifts over Trump, but at a cost, AP
Trump Nominates Famous Idiot Stephen Moore to Federal Reserve Board, New York Intelligencer
Mueller finds no Trump collusion, leaves obstruction open, AP
Takeaways from the Mueller report summary, CNN
Next Steps And Big Unanswered Questions As The Nation Moves Into Post-Mueller Era, NPR
Donald Trump isn’t being charged with obstruction — but Mueller didn’t exonerate him, Vox
In search of truth, release full special counsel report, Star Tribune
Mueller report reprieve becomes Trump’s re-election weapon, AP
Some Americans cheer Mueller’s report, others feel let down, AP
Trump declares victory now but legal perils far from over, AP
Trump claims victory in Mueller report and spikes the ball, Star Tribune
Mueller’s punt on obstruction throws issue into political arena, Star Tribune
Media quick to declare Trump as Mueller’s winner, AP
Mueller offers no answer on whether Trump obstructed justice, AP
Trump claims vindication in Mueller report, goes on attack, AP
The world finally gets words from Mueller, but just a few, AP
The Latest: Pence claims total vindication in Mueller report, AP
Impeachment just got less likely and 6 other takeaways from the Barr letter, MPR
Read: The Justice Department’s summary of the Mueller report, MPR
Beyond Mueller report, Trump faces flurry of legal perils, MPR
U.S.
The Midwest flooding has killed livestock, ruined harvests and has farmers worried for their future, CNN
‘Coal is on the way out’: study finds fossil fuel now pricier than solar or wind, The Guardian
Michael Avenatti arrested for alleged $20 million extortion attempt against Nike, CNBC
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week, AP
The Supreme Court takes another look at partisan redistricting, MPR
Upcoming DFL Events
- March 26
- 6:00 to 8:00 PM — CD3 Leadership Screening Session, Davanni’s Meeting Room, 8061 Flying Cloud Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD34 DFL Executive Committee Meeting, contact them for more information.
- March 27, 6:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 Leadership Screening Session, Lunds & Byerlys Meeting Room, 13081 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
- March 29, 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
- April 1 — April Fools’ Day
- April 2
- 5:30 to 7:30 PM — Minnesota DFL Young Professionals Fundraiser and Social Hour with Mayor Jacob Frey and Council Member Jalali Nelson, Lake Monster Brewing, 550 Vandalia St, Unit 160, Saint Paul, MN 55114. More information and RSVP here.
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, check their Facebook page for specifics
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Mississippi Room, Brooklyn Park Library, 8500 W Broadway, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
- April 3
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Kennedy High School, Room C102, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420
- 7:00 PM — Gov. Walz’s State of the State Address, more information as it becomes available.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Ridgedale Library, Room 172, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
- April 5, 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
- April 8
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
- April 10, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD45 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Crystal City Hall, 4141 Douglas Dr N, Minneapolis, MN 55422
- April 11, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Minnetonka Mills Room, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- April 12, 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
- April 14, 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club Meeting
- April 16, 6:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Convention, Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka MN 55305
- April 17
- 6:30 to 8:00 PM — SD48 Town Hall with Sen. Steve Cwodzinski, Rep. Laurie Pryor and Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn, Eden Prairie High School, 17185 Valley Viw Rd, Eden Prairie, MN
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Business Meeting, Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
- April 19 — Good Friday
- 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
- April 19 through April 27 — Passover