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In the Know: May 18, 2021


Governor Tim Walz & Lt, Governor Peggy Flanagan
Gov. Tim Walz, MN Lawmakers Reach State Budget AgreementPatch.com
Walz, legislative leaders reach $52 billion budget dealPioneer Press 

Minnesota Legislature 
Minnesota Lawmakers Approve Smokable Medical Marijuana As Broader Legalization StallsMarijuana Moment 
Minnesota lawmakers reach budget agreement; special session being plannedKSTP 
MN Legislature adjourns 2021 regular session, special session in mid-June to finish budgetKTOE 
Despite Obstacles, Legal Pot Bill Seen As Justice Reform ToolPatch.com 
Legislature agrees to deal on exempting unemployment, PPP payments from Minnesota taxesMinnPost 

Minnesota News
COVID-19 models forecast the virus in sharp retreat in Minnesota, Star Tribune
Frey releases public safety proposals for Minneapolis, says city must make a turn, Star Tribune
10 Minnesota cultural organizations led by people of color get $500,000 each, MPR

National News
White House releases Biden’s tax returns in restoration of presidential tradition, CNN
Fauci: Reasonable for businesses to keep masks, KSTP
88% of U.S. children will be covered by monthly payments that start July 15, Pioneer Press
‘If hate is a virus, there is no vaccine’: Asian photographers speak out, MPR

Republican Party News
The Georgia GOP tries to rewrite the 2020 election history, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
GOP-led Maricopa County board decries election recount a ‘sham’, The Hill

U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (CD4, D)
5 reasons to protect the Boundary Waters once and for allThe Wilderness Society

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Sen. Amy Klobuchar to address Northwest Angle concerns during U.S.-Canada Interparliamentary meetingBrainerd Dispatch 
Senate Committee Approves Bill Raising Filing Fees for High-Value Mergers/AcquisitionsJD Supra

U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Senator Tina Smith shares her journey with depressionKARE 11  
For Duluth tenants, landlords: ‘There is help’Yahoo! News

Upcoming Events:

You can find non-DFL events on our Action Alert post.

  • Today — 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
  • June 19 — Juneteenth
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