In the Know: May 26, 2021

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Keith Ellison: On the Other Side of Criminal Justice Reform and Transformation Is a Safer Society, The Nation
‘We can break this cycle. The moment for making meaningful change is now.’, Red Lake Nation News

Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan
Governor Tim Walz: Navigating the Troubled Waters of 2020, KTTC
Gov. Walz Signs ‘Landmark’ Energy Legislation That Updates, Expands State’s Conservation Improvement Program, CBS Minnesota
Walz signs bill to add flower, or bud, to MN medical marijuana program, KTOE

Minnesota News
‘A living memorial’: Minneapolis, world remember George Floyd’s life, death, Star Tribune
A nurse on the pandemic year: What we didn’t expect was the emotional toll, MN Reformer
A bonding bill may come down, once again, to Minnesota House Republicans, MinnPost
St. Paul’s Grand Old Day canceled for second year in a row, Star Tribune
Minn. Appeals court deals setback to voting restoration push, MPR

National News
Pentagon Accelerates Withdrawal From Afghanistan, New York Times
Multiple fatalities reported after shooting at Valley Transportation Authority control center in San Jose, CNN
Biden administration, Gov. Newsom open California coast to offshore wind farms, USA Today

U.S. Representative Dean Phillips (CD3, D)
Peonies & Politics: Ice Cream Social with Dean Phillips, Eden Prairie Local News

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Senators Aim at Big Tech with Bipartisan Privacy Bill, JD Supra

U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Bill Seeks to Provide Plan Sponsors with Legal Cover for ESG Investing, Chief Investment Officer

Republican Party National News
The GOP remains stuck with Trump — and his latest legal drama, NBC News
Column: How Mitch McConnell and the GOP perfected the politics of ‘No!’, Los Angeles Times
Marjorie Taylor Greene must be expelled from GOP conference for Holocaust comments, says Adam Kinzinger, Insider
Rick Santorum and CNN’s ‘Trumping Heads’ Problem, Politico
House Republican leaders condemn Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Holocaust comparison after 5 days and a wave of outrage, CNN

Republican Party in Minnesota News
MyPillow’s Mike Lindell is turned away from Republican governors event, Politico
Right-Wing Doctors Are Suing to Block COVID Vaccine for Kid, Mother Jones

Upcoming Events:

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

• 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
  • State DFL Office closed for the holiday

• 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 9, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Virtual Convention, more information as it becomes available.
• 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 16, 7:00 PM — CD3 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact us for more information
• June 19 — Juneteenth
• June 20 — Father’s Day
• June 28, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD47 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information

• July 1 — Somali Independence Day
• July 3, 10:00 AM — Coffee with Hennepin County Commissioner LaTondresse, first Saturday of each month. Log in here.
• July 4 — Independence Day
• July 5 — Independence Day (observed)
• July 7
  • 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
• July 8
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
• July 12
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information