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In the Know: May 19, 2021


Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz puts up $75 million for summer school programsThe Pine Journal 
Walz highlights summer learning as part of budget dealKSTP 
Gov. Tim Walz Expected To Sign Bill Expanding Medical Cannabis ProgramWCCO 
Walz, health officials urge parents and children to get COVID-19 vaccine, KSTP 

Minnesota Legislature 
Major change to Minnesota medical cannabis law approvedMPR 
What police reforms have the best odds of passing in Minnesota this year?Star Tribune 
What Monday’s $52 billion budget deal does — and doesn’t — mean for MinnesotaMinnPost 
Minnesota legislators agree on first major energy bill in yearsStar Tribune 
Minnesota Legislature Passes ‘Jonny’s Law’ Prohibiting Transplant DiscriminationWCCO 

Minnesota News 
Minnesota COVID-19 positivity rate drops to 5% caution levelStar Tribune 
Minnesota Exports at $5.4 Billion in First QuarterRed Lake Nation News 
The COVID-19 pandemic hit Minnesota’s child care industry hardKARE 11
Pandemic heightens awareness of mental health needs across MinnesotaThe Bemidji Pioneer 

U.S. Representative Angie Craig (CD2, D)
State losses plague Democrats ahead of redistricting, Politico 
EPA Selects Mankato, Washington County to Receive Brownfields Grants Totaling $900,000,EPA 

U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (CD4, D)
Podcast: Time to call for a ceasefire in GazaCrooked Media

U.S. Representative Dean Phillips (CD3, D)
Why a House Democrat wants to change how elections are done in AmericaYahoo! News

U.S. News 
U.S. will donate substantial portion of vaccines through COVAX -U.S. officialReuters 
Even With The No-Mask Guidance, Some Pockets Of The U.S. Aren’t Ready To Let GoNPR 
Biden says U.S. is in race with China to build electric cars as he pitches infrastructure plansWashington Post 
Average Covid-19 cases are the lowest they’ve been in nearly a year. Vaccines can push them even lower, officials sayCNN 

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar and Blunt are co-chairs of the Congressional Coalition on AdoptionVoice of Alexandria 
Sources: Canadian border closure being extended despite talksWDIO 

U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Klobuchar, Smith announce $2M to support mental health care, substance use disorder servicesKSTP 

Republican Party News 
Leaders Position House G.O.P. Against Independent Accounting for Jan. 6 RiotNew York Times 
McCarthy’s bid to quash January 6 commission underscores GOP split on TrumpCNN 
‘Best $500 I ever spent’: GOP lawmakers flout mask rules, risk fine on House floorNBC 

Upcoming Events:

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

  • 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 27, 7:00 PM — CD3 Senate District Chairs Virtual Meeting, for more information or for log on information email Nancy Meyerhoff
  • 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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