Days to the November Election: 222
Attorney General Keith Ellison
As state pleaded for people to stay home, courts kept ordering evictions in Minnesota, KSTP
AG Ellison Says: Be Calm Under Stay at Home Order, KTOE
Congress
U.S. Senate offers $58 billion aid to airlines as they struggle to stay airborne, Reuters
Nancy Pelosi begins talk of next coronavirus relief bill as she tells House Democrats to ‘recognize the good’ in stimulus, CNN
Who would get what and when from the $2 trillion stimulus package, ABC News
Donald Trump
Trump charges media wants businesses closed to defeat him, The Hill
What Do the Healthy Owe to the Vulnerable?, The Atlantic
Trump was asked an important question about the coronavirus. He responded by attacking the media, Vox
Trump Wants to ‘Reopen America.’ Here’s What Happens if We Do., NY Times
Donald Trump’s coronavirus pandemic death cult — everyone’s welcome!, Chicago Tribune
Economy
Jobless claims soar past 3 million to record high, CNBC
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell: ‘We may well be in a recession’, NBC News
Coronavirus checks, direct deposits are coming. Here’s everything you need to know., NBC News
Environment
The Great Barrier Reef likely just experienced its most widespread bleaching event on record,CNN
Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Tim Walz to Minnesota: ‘Stay at home’, Star Tribune
‘I know how painful this is,’ Walz says as he issues ‘stay at home’ order for Minnesota, Inforum
Gov. Tim Walz: Don’t go on a hoarding spree at grocery stores, Bring Me the News
Health
‘It’s a Leadership Argument’: Coronavirus Reshapes Health Care Fight, New York Times
Some health-care workers resist orders to work without adequate protection, Washington Post
UnitedHealth Group pushes self-collected COVID-19 test, Star Tribune
How the Pandemic Will End, The Atlantic
Time for death panels? No. Care directives? Yes., Star Tribune
The next coronavirus crisis will be a shortage of doctors and nurses, Vox
Immigration
Legal immigrants at risk of losing status during Coronavirus pandemic, The Hill
Labor
With N-95 Collection Drive, Nurses gear up for Challenge Ahead, Workday MN
Minnesota Legislature
Minnesota lawmakers returning to Capitol to take up funding coronavirus battle, Pioneer Press
Minnesota News
Minnesota is doing a grade ‘A’ job at social distancing according to new report, KARE 11
Your questions on the Minnesota stay-at-home order answered, MN Reformer
Minnesota’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order: What you need to know, MPR
Will it take a pandemic for Minnesota to finally do what’s right?, MN Reformer
After outcry, St. Paul says librarians, parks workers don’t have to burn PTO days, City Pages
Representative Angie Craig (CD2)
Rep. Angie Craig Pushes For Relief Funding For MN Towns, Suburbs, Patch
Republicans
GOP senator apologizes for tweet calling Pelosi ‘retarded,’ blames autocorrect, The Hill
Republicans Are Worried Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Is Too Generous to the Unemployed, Vanity Fair
Montana GOP spent $100K to get Green Party on the ballot: report, The Hill
Trump’s GOP: The Old Should Die and the Women Should Breed, The Daily Beast
Former Reagan aide Bruce Bartlett: Why Republicans are such massive hypocrites on stimulus, Salon
Senator Tina Smith
SENATOR TINA SMITH SAYS THE SENATE STIMULUS BILL WILL HELP HARD HIT FAMILIES, WORKERS, AND SMALL BUSINESSES, KROX
U.S. News
Coronavirus deaths hit 1,000 in U.S. as global death toll passes 20,000, NBC News
F.A.Q. on Stimulus Checks, Unemployment and the Coronavirus Bill, NY Times
New York City hospital at ‘center of this crisis’ sees 13 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, USA Today
50,000 Americans stranded abroad by coronavirus events, State Department says, MPR
US push to include ‘Wuhan virus’ language in G7 joint statement fractures alliance, CNN
World News
Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street’s back-to-back gains, Marketwatch
Putin Delays Vote That Could Help Keep Him In Power, NPR
Brazil’s Bolsonaro, channeling Trump, dismisses coronavirus measures — it’s just ‘a little cold’, Washington Post
After Putin’s Big Fail, Russia Braces for COVID-19 Onslaught,Daily Beast
Suspect in New Zealand mosque shootings unexpectedly pleads guilty to 51 murder charges, Washington Post
Venezuelan Leader Maduro Is Charged in the U.S. With Drug Trafficking, New York Times
Upcoming DFL Events
With the rapidly changing COVID-19 situation, we suggest you check with the hosting organization to see if meetings, etc. are being held.
All DFL conventions will now be held virtually. If you were elected as a Delegate or Alternate at Caucuses, you will be hearing from your district with specifics. If you don’t, please check with the hosting organization.
- April 1 — April Fools’ Day
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, PROBABLY POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, contact the Chair for specifics
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting Virtual Meeting on the Zoom platform. Contact the Chair for more information.
- April 2, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Central Committee Meeting, PROBABLY POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, contact the Chair for specifics
- April 7, 7:00 to 8:30 PM – SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
- April 9 through 13 — Passover
- April 9
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Riverwind Community Center, 2701 Normal Blvd NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345.
- April 10 — Good Friday
- April 12 — Easter
- April 13
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chambers, 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 15 — Tax Day
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CD3 DFL Central Committee Meting
- April 18
- April 20, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Meeting, Coon Rapids Civic Center, 11155 Robinson Dr, Coon Rapids, MN 55433.
- April 22 — Earth Day
- April 23 through May 23 — Ramadan
- April 24 — Arbor Day
- May 5 — Cinco de Mayo
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, location to be determined
- May 6
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Kennedy High School, Room C102, 9701 Nicollet Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55420
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Ridgedale Library, Room 172, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
- May 7, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Central Committee Meeting, St. Louis Park City Hall, 5005 Minnetonka Blvd, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
- May 9, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM — CD3 DFL Convention, Park Center High School, Performing Arts Center, 7300 Brooklyn Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55344.
- May 10 — Mother’s Day
- May 11
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chamber, 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
- May 14
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Riverwind Community Center, 2701 Northdale Blvd NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433.
- 7:oo to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Community Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- May 30 -30 — State DFL Convention, Rochester, MN, more information as it becomes available.