Governor Tim Walz
Walz: Minnesota flags at half-staff in honor of Boulder shooting victims, KBJR
Duluth mayor backs governor’s proposal to help communities plan for extreme weather events, Duluth News Tribune
Walz: Minnesota ranks 1st in US in administering COVID-19 vaccines received, KBJR
Minnesota Legislature
Bill passed by House could expand Minnesota’s ag workforce — and protect undocumented workers, MinnPost
House passes $104.5 million student summer learning package, Insight News
In Minnesota, partisan divide over disclosing COVID vaccination, Star Tribune
House DFL outlines $52.5 billion budget blueprint, Faribault Daily News
Minnesota News
Minnesota hopeful on Biden vaccine goal, Star Tribune
Activism on the rise in Minnesota’s diverse Asian American communities, Star Tribune
Albert Lea businesses persevere through pandemic, ABC 6 News
Get your tickets now (if you’re lucky) as Minnesota sports reopen to fans, Star Tribune
National News
Boulder Shooting Suspect Will Appear In Court Thursday Morning, NPR
President Biden will hold his first news conference today, New York Times
Kamala Harris: We Need New Gun Control Laws—Not Just White House Executive Orders, Forbes
Republican Party News
Pro-Trump Senate candidates create early 2022 headaches for Republican leaders amid battle over party’s future, Washington Post
Major conservative groups unify behind state GOP efforts to restrict voting, CNN
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
Activism on the rise in Minnesota’s diverse Asian American communities, Star Tribune
U.S. Representative Jim Hagedorn (CD1, R)
Letter: Hagedorn blocks his constituents, Post Bulletin
U.S. Representative Pete Stauber (CD8, R)
Opinion: Stauber encouraged to support minimum wage, ECM Publishers
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Sen. Amy Klobuchar faces down GOP barrage on voting rights act, Star Tribune
For the People Act Is One Reason We Must Eliminate the Filibuster, Amy Klobuchar Says, Teen Vogue
Smith, Klobuchar join calls for high-rise sprinkler funding, Fox 9
U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Smith, Klobuchar join calls for high-rise sprinkler funding, Fox 9
Sen. Tina Smith calls on NCAA to investigate tournament inequities, Valley News Live
Sen. Smith urges action on gun control during senate speech, KIMT
Upcoming Events:
You can find non-DFL events on our Action Alert post.
- 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
- April 20, 7:00 to 8:00 PM — DFL Virtual Train the Trainer, contact the State DFL for more information.
- April 21
- 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leader Call, contact the State DFL for more information.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
- April 22 — Earth Day
- 7:00 to 8:00 PM — DFL Virtual Train the Trainer, contact the State DFL for more information
- April 28
- 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leader Calls, contact the State DFL for more information.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD47 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information.
- May 2 — Orthodox Easter
- May 5 — Cinco de Mayo
- 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leader Call, contact the State DFL for more information.
- 6:30 to 9:00 PM — SD50 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information