2018 Elections:
Jeff Johnson Announces Running Mate In Gov. Bid, WCCO MN
‘Nominating Hagedorn would be catastrophic’, Rochester Post Bulletin
Governor Mark Dayton:
Dayton Says He Won’t Sign Tax Bill Without Emergency School Funding, KSTP
Minnesota DFL:
DNC Announces Minnesota DFL As Grant Recipient, Insightnews.com
Minnesota Legislative Session:
How Vikings stadium financing became a thing, again, at the Legislature, MinnPost
MN Senate passes bill increasing penalties for freeway protests; now up to Gov. Dayton, Pioneer Press
Minneapolis News:
Read Mpls. mayor’s $50M proposal for affordable housing, MPR
Minnesota News:
Fox 9 reporting on day care fraud called into question, MPR
Supreme Court decision kicks off debate over sports gambling in Minnesota, MinnPost
Report: Toxic algae are growing threat to water, human health, MPR
Trump:
Trump supporters suffer unintended consequences of his policies, Washington Post
White House can’t explain how Chinese financing of Trump-linked project doesn’t violate Constitution., Think Progress
To Bring Drug Prices Down, Trump Proposes — Nothing, Really, The American Prospect
Why Trump Is Suddenly Worried About Saving Jobs in China: 6 Theories, New York Magazine
Trump wants to win Colorado and Minnesota in 2020. One is more likely than the other., Washington Post
Trump’s Brutal Policies Target the Most Vulnerable Americans, The Nation
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar:
U-S Senate Passes Klobuchar’s Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, KXRA
World News:
The controversial US Jerusalem embassy opening, explained, Vox
World Calls on Israel for Restraint as Palestinians Brace for Second Day of Gaza Protests, Newsweek
The Child Labor in Zimbabwe’s Tobacco Fields, The Nation
Other News:
ICE Wants to be Like IRS: Audit and Arrest Business Owners Who Employ Undocumented Immigrants, Newsweek
Betsy DeVos is sabotaging the Education Department’s investigation of for-profit colleges, Salon
Exclusive: how rightwing groups wield secret ‘toolkit’ to plot against US unions, The Guardian
Real Men Don’t Grope, The Nation
Gov. Greitens and dark money are fueling Missouri’s ugly right-to-work battle, Kansas City Star
Congresswoman McSally quietly drops support for DACA fix, Think Progress
Also check out our Real Erik Paulsen and Trump Administration pages for more information.
Upcoming Events
- May 16, 7:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- May 18, 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.
- May 18, 5:00 PM — 7th Annual Minnesota DFL Humphrey-Mondale Dinner, Saint Paul RiverCentre, 175 Kellogg Blvd W, Saint Paul, MN 55102
- May 20, 3:00 PM — Get to Know Patty Acomb hosted by SD44 DFL, Gro-Tonka Park, 17003 Prospect Pl, Wayzata, MN 55391. More information and RSVP here.
- May 21, 7:00 PM — Brooklyn Park DFL meeting, Brooklyn Park Public Library, 6500 W Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN
- May 25, 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.
- May 27, 1:00 PM — SD35 DFL Community Involvement: Annual Park Clean Up, Sunset Park, 1900 Crosstown Blvd NW, Andover, MN 55304. Bring garden gloves, a sharp-pointed stick or extended-arm retriever.
- May 28 — Memorial Day
- June 1 – 3 — State DFL Convention
- June 1, 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.
- June 5, 7:00 PM — SD34 DFL Central Committee Meeting, check their calendar for this month’s location.
- June 5, 7:00 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, check their Facebook page for this month’s location.
- June 5, 7:00 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Brooklyn Park Library, 8500 W Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443.
- June 6, 7:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, location TBD
- June 7, 4:00 PM — Carver County Democrats Family Picnic, McKnight Park, 110400 Pioneer Trail, Chaska
- June 8, 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.
- June 11, 7:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- June 11, 7:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN