Attorney General Keith Ellison
Keith Ellison: Schools can’t block students from graduation for lunch debt, Pioneer Press
Maple Grove Company Named in Drug Price-Fixing Lawsuit, CCX Media
Economy
‘We could talk ourselves into a recession,’ one Fed official says, CNN
Environment
Bureau Of Land Management Scrubs Stewardship Language From News Releases, Huffington Post
GOP
GOP-led effort to crush unions have a new target: home health care workers, The Intercept
Republicans avoid primary runoff in North Carolina redo, Roll Call
House Democrats ready to jam GOP on drug pricing vote, Politico
Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Tim Walz vows to ‘get results’ amid long day of budget talks with GOP, Star Tribune
Labor
‘Corporate Greed at its Worst’, Workday Minnesota
LGBTQ
Trump Administration to LGBT Couples: Your ‘Out of Wedlock’ Kids Aren’t Citizens, Daily Beast
The GOP Has Its Final Anti-Abortion Victory in Sight, Slate
Minnesota Legislative Session
From diabetics to medical pot users, advocates worry issues will get lost in budget battle, Pioneer Press
In Minnesota, loving thy neighbor means banning gay conversion therapy on kids, City Pages
Deal reached for new protections against Minnesota elder abuse, neglect, Star Tribune
The Legislature’s big opioids bill suddenly looks like it’s in serious trouble, MinnPost
Special session? They aren’t so special any more at the Minnesota Legislature, Pioneer Press
Talks over state budget stretch on as adjournment approaches, MPR
Backers of gay conversion therapy ban rally ahead of deadline, Star Tribune
Minnesota News
Heat grows in the union debate at Delta Air Lines as senators scold CEO, Star Tribune
Feds renew Twin Metals copper-nickel mine leases near BWCA, Pioneer Press
News of the World
White House Reviews Plans for Needless War With Iran, New York Magazine
Europe hits 5 banks with $1.2 billion fine over currency trading cartel, CNN
‘That’s Just Insane’: Australia’s Secret Deal to Take In Rwandan Guerrillas, Politico
Trump’s irritation with top aides grows over Iran strategy, CNN
Representative Betty McCollum
House Democrats Boost Endangered Species Listing Budget by 30%, Center for Biological Diversity
House Democrats reject Trump’s proposed 31% EPA budget cut, WPSD
Representative Collin Peterson
READER LETTER: Peterson stands up for agriculture, Crow River Media
Representative Dean Phillips
Town Hall with Rep. Dean Phillips, House.gov
Representative Ilhan Omar
American Muslims In Public Life Say They Face Outsized Scrutiny, NPR
Representative Jim Hagedorn
Letter: Fixing health care more complex than Hagedorn’s plan, Daily Globe
Hagedorn’s leadership hurts farmers, New Ulm Journal
Senator Tina Smith
Many hospitals don’t have rape kits. Proposed legislation aims to change that, CBS News
Trade Wars
‘Black cloud’: Poor prices, trade woes follow MN farmers to the field, MPR
Minnesota Republicans in Congress back Trump on China tariffs, Star Tribune
Escalating trade war causing anxiety in America’s heartland, MPR
Trump
White House will NOT sign Christchurch call to action, an international pact to stop extremism on social media, amid free speech concerns., Washington Post
Trump’s wealth in the spotlight with new disclosure forms, CNN
Trump pardons billionaire fraudster who wrote glowing book about him, Vox
Trump pardons his friend Conrad Black, who wrote glowing Trump biography last year, MPR
How do we know if we’re in a constitutional crisis? 11 experts explain., Vox
U.S. News
North Dakota’s new boom: wind energy, MPR
A new study backs up a lifesaving approach to the opioid epidemic, Vox
Museums confront the source of their money, MPR
Women’s Health
Missouri poised to join Alabama, Georgia as state senate passes near-total abortion ban, The Kansas City Star
Alabama governor invokes God in banning nearly all abortions, Star Tribune
ACLU sues Ohio over fetal “heartbeat” abortion ban, The Hill
Republican vows to bring near-total abortion ban to Virginia, Think Progress
Upcoming DFL Events
- Today through June 5 — Ramadan
- May 17
- 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.
- 5:00 to 9:00 PM — SD34 DFL Spring Into 2020 Community Gathering and Fundraiser. Join them for a casual supper for community members to socialize, organize and fundraise so they can work together in the 2020 campaign season. Children welcome. RSV by Wednesday May 15 to chair@sd34dfl.org.
- May 19, 12:00 to 4:00 PM — DFL Senior Caucus Convention, Sheet Metal Workers’ Union Hall, 1681 Cope Ave E, St. Paul, MN 55109
- May 20 — Minnesota Legislative Session Ends
- May 24
- 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.
- 6:00 to 9:00 PM — 8th Annual Humphrey-Mondale Dinner with Special Guest Speaker Pelosi, Minnesota Convention Center, 1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Interested in sitting at a CD3 table? Email Cheryl Poling.
- May 27 — Memorial Day
- May 29 through May 31, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM — SD40 DFL Garage Sale, 2709 Pearson Parkway, Brooklyn Center, MN
- May 31, 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.
- June 4
- 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, Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
- June 5
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Kennedy High School, Room C102, 701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Ridgedale Library, Room 172
- June 7, 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.
- June 8, 8:30 to 5:45 PM — 4th Biennial DFL Training Summit, Metropolitan State University, 700 7th St E, St. Paul, MN 55106. More information and register here.
- June 9, 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club, contact them for more information.
- June 10
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, 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
- June 13, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- June 14, 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.
- June 16 — Fathers’ Day
- June 19, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Council Chambers, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345