Governor Mark Dayton:
Dayton promotes continued investment in rural Minnesota broadband access, Pioneer Press
Gun Debate:
March for Our Lives was the beginning. Town halls are next., Vox
Minnesota Legislative Session:
Reality Check: Lobbyist Spending In Minnesota, CBS Minnesota
Minnesota News:
Mike Pence, in Minnesota, touts Trump’s ‘promises made and promises kept’, Pioneer Press
Senator Amy Klobuchar:
As policies shift, more immigrants and refugees in Minnesota turn to congressional offices for help, MinnPost
Other News:
All 22 Women Senators Call For Senate To Address Sexual Harassment, NPR
Walker calls special elections, GOP drops bill to block them, Star Tribune
Veterans Affairs Secretary Is Latest to Go as Trump Shakes Up Cabinet, New York Times
For deportees at a migrant shelter on Mexican border, an agonizing choice: Turn back or try crossing again, Los Angeles Times
Anti-pipeline campaigners found not guilty by judge because ‘protest against climate change crisis’ was legal ‘necessity’, Independent
Also check out our Real Erik Paulsen and Trump Administration pages for more information.
Upcoming Events
- Today through April 1 — Senate District DFL Conventions to be held during this period
- March 29 — Mahavir Jayanti
- March 29 — Maundy Thursday
- March 30 through April 6 — Passover
- March 30 — Good Friday
- March 30, 12:00 PM — Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schafer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance on Fridays from 12pm to 1pm at the corner of Brookdale & Xerxes in Brooklyn Park.
- March 31 — Holy Saturday
- March 31 — First day of Passover
- April 1 — Easter Sunday
- April 1 — Hazarat Ali’s birthday
- April 2, 5:30 PM — Rep. Erin Koegel (HD37A) Town Hall, Northtown Library, 711 County Road 10 NE, Minneapolis, MN 55434
- April 3, 7:00 PM — SD34 DFL Central Committee Meeting, check their calendar for this month’s location.
- April 3, 7:00 PM — SD 37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, check their Facebook page for specifics
- April 3, 7:00 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Brooklyn Park Library, 8500 W Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
- April 4, 7:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Maple Grove Library, Maple Grove Library, Main Street Conference Room
- April 6, 12:00 PM — Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schafer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance on Fridays from 12pm to 1pm at the corner of Brookdale & Xerxes in Brooklyn Park.
- April 8, 2:00 PM — DFL Disability Caucus Meeting, DFL Headquarters, 255 Plato Blvd E, St. Paul, MN 55107
- April 9, 7:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chambers, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka, MN 55345
- April 9, 7:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
- April 11, 6:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Kennedy High School, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420
- April 12 — Holocaust Memorial Day
- April 12, 7:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345