Governor Tim Walz & Lt, Governor Peggy Flanagan
Gov. Tim Walz, MN Lawmakers Reach State Budget Agreement, Patch.com
Walz, legislative leaders reach $52 billion budget deal, Pioneer Press
Minnesota Legislature
Minnesota Lawmakers Approve Smokable Medical Marijuana As Broader Legalization Stalls, Marijuana Moment
Minnesota lawmakers reach budget agreement; special session being planned, KSTP
MN Legislature adjourns 2021 regular session, special session in mid-June to finish budget, KTOE
Despite Obstacles, Legal Pot Bill Seen As Justice Reform Tool, Patch.com
Legislature agrees to deal on exempting unemployment, PPP payments from Minnesota taxes, MinnPost
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 all, The Wilderness Society
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Sen. Amy Klobuchar to address Northwest Angle concerns during U.S.-Canada Interparliamentary meeting, Brainerd Dispatch
Senate Committee Approves Bill Raising Filing Fees for High-Value Mergers/Acquisitions, JD Supra
U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Senator Tina Smith shares her journey with depression, KARE 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