Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan
Walz, legislative leaders announce budget agreement, KARE 11
Governor Walz Kicks Off Fishing Opener in Otter Tail County, KXRA
Minnesota Legislature
Deal reached on Minnesota budget; special session needed, MPR
Police Reform A Major Sticking Point As Legislative Session Nears Its End, WCCO
McFeely: Republican politics, not common sense, standing in the way of legal marijuana in Minnesota, Inforum
Minnesota News
Confused by CDC’s latest mask guidance? Here’s what we’ve learned, MPR
Botched Minneapolis drug case raises troubling question: Was the confidential informant real?, Star Tribune
Target drops mask requirement in stores, Star Tribune
National News
Supreme Court takes up major abortion case next term that could limit Roe v. Wade, CNN
Supreme Court to review Mississippi abortion law that advocates see as a path to diminish Roe v. Wade, Washington Post
The Biden administration will begin making monthly child tax credit payments in July., New York Times
Key figures who pushed 2020 election conspiracies are now boosting Arizona audit, ABC News
Gaetz associate pleads guilty to 6 federal crimes, including sex trafficking a teen, Politico
Republican Party News
8 in 10 Republicans who’ve heard of Cheney’s removal agree with it: poll, The Hill
How The Republican Push To Restrict Voting Could Affect Our Elections, 538
Republicans seize on conservative backlash against critical race theory, The Hill
A Republican congressman who denied there was an insurrection and likened Capitol rioters to tourists was photographed barricading the chamber doors against them, Yahoo News
Senate Republicans launch full-court press to woo Sununu, Politico
Trump Has Blown Off Rudy Giuliani’s Pleas for Help as Feds Circle, Daily Beast
Trump heading to battleground NC to headline state GOP convention, Fox News
State Auditor Julie Blaha
ECONOMIC IMPACT FROM COVID-19 MAY TAKE TWO YEARS TO HIT LOCAL CITIES, CCX
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Sen. Amy Klobuchar sparks new debate on business competition, Star Tribune
After a difficult year, here are five things Minnesota’s congressional delegation is doing to improve support for Americans’ mental health, MinnPost
U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Sen. Tina Smith talks rent help for Minnesotans, KEYC
More COVID-19 relief coming for Minnesota’s renters, Albert Lea Tribune
Sen. Smith highlights aid as 53,000 Minnesotans are behind on rent, WDIO
Upcoming Events:
You can find non-DFL events on our Action Alert post.
- Today through May 18 — Shavout
- May 19
- 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leadership Call, contact them for more information at www.dfl.org
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
- May 22, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
- May 22, 12:00 PM — State DFL and U.S. Department of Agriculture food giveaway, 30-pound boxes of fresh produce, meat and milk available to those in need whiles supplies last at headquarters, 255 Plato Blvd, St. Paul, Minnesota.
- May 26, 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leadership Call, contact them for more information at www.dfl.org
- May 28, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD47 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- May 31 — Memorial Day
- June 2
- 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
- June 5, 10:00 to 11:00 AM — Coffee with Hennepin County Commissioner LaTondresse, first Saturday of each month. Log in here.
- June 10
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- June 14 — Flag Day
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM – SD44 DFL Virtual Central Committee, contact them for more information
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Virtual Central Committee, contact them for more information