Governor Mark Dayton:
“Gov Dayton vetoes tax, spending bills, the major work of the session”, Star Tribune
“Minnesota school funding, What Just Happened?”, MinnPost
U.S. Representative Jason Lewis:
“At Jason Lewis’ town halls, controlling his constituents was job No. 1”, City Pages
U.S. Representative Erik Paulsen:
“Paulsen joins effort to force House vote on Dreamers”, Star Tribune
Minnesota Legislative Session:
“A closer look at the priorities wiped out by legislative gridlock and Dayton’s Vetoes”, Pioneer Press
“Headaches ahead for tax returns in Minnesota”, Duluth News-Tribune
“2018 Legislature missed the boat on transit funding”, Star Tribune
Minnesota News:
“Minneapolis is growing at its fastest rate since 1950”, MinnPost
“How Minnesota’s land use contributes to climate change”, MPR
“Minnesota Adds Two ew Entries to the Fortune 500, But Loses One”, Twin Cities Business Magazine
National Legislative Session:
“Students press Congress for action on guns”, The Hill
“The Surprising List of Democrats Who Just ‒Gratuitously‒Bowed to Big Finance”, In These Times
Trump:
“Trump calls off historic meeting with Kim Jong Un”, Politico
“Trump’s Blocking of Twitter Users Is Unconstitutional, Judge Says”, New York Times
“Trump, on NFL, suggests players who kneel ‘shouldn’t be in the country”, Politico
“Trump is about to repeal one of Obama’s last climate rules”, ThinkProgress
“White House Invites Democrats to Classified Russia Investigation Briefing After Backlash”, Newsweek
World News:
“North Korea threatens to Call Off Summit, Calls Pence a ‘Political Dummy’”, Wall Street Journal
“MH17 Flight Was Downed by Russian Military Unit, Investigators Reveal”, Newsweek
“Ireland Abortion Vote: Referendum on ‘Right to Life’ Is More Divisive Than Same-Sex Marriage”, Newsweek
“A radical proposal to fight poverty in the developing world: tax the rich more than the poor”, Vox
Other News:
“Opioid court fight risks repeating tobacco’s failures”, Politico
“Kushner’s security clearance restored, met with Mueller team a second time”, CNN
“White House Officials Reportedly Considered Just ‘Ignoring’ New Climate Research”, HuffPost
“Milwaukee police release video showing violent arrest of NBA player Sterling Brown”, Vox
“Flint congressman’s staff reportedly barred from EPA event on water contamination”, ThinkProgress
“Devos comments on undocumented school children strike a nerve with Democrats”, The Hill
Also check out our Real Erik Paulsen and Trump Administration pages for more information.
Upcoming Events
- May 25, 12:00 PM — Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schafer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance on Fridays from 12pm to 1pm at the corner of Brookdale & Xerxes in Brooklyn Park.
- May 27, 1:00 PM — SD35 DFL Community Involvement: Annual Park Clean Up, Sunset Park, 1900 Crosstown Blvd NW, Andover, MN 55304. Bring garden gloves, a sharp-pointed stick or extended-arm retriever.
- May 28 — Memorial Day
- May 30, 6:00 PM — HD50A Endorsing Convention, Richfield Middle School, 7461 Oliver Ave S, Richfield, MN 55423.
- June 1 – 3 — State DFL Convention
- June 1, 12:00 PM — Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schafer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance on Fridays from 12pm to 1pm at the corner of Brookdale & Xerxes in Brooklyn Park.
- June 5, 7:00 PM — SD34 DFL Central Committee Meeting, check their calendar for this month’s location.
- June 5, 7:00 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, check their Facebook page for this month’s location.
- June 5, 7:00 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Brooklyn Park Library, 8500 W Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443.
- June 6, 7:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, location TBD
- June 7, 4:00 PM — Carver County Democrats Family Picnic, McKnight Park, 110400 Pioneer Trail, Chaska
- June 8, 12:00 PM — Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schafer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance on Fridays from 12pm to 1pm at the corner of Brookdale & Xerxes in Brooklyn Park.
- June 11, 7:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- June 11, 7:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
- June 13, 6:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Kennedy High School, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420
- June 14 — Flag Day
- June 14, 7:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- June 15 — Eid al-Fitr
- June 17 — Father’s Day