In the Know: May 7, 2021

Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan
Walz lifts most Minnesota virus restrictions by Memorial Day, Associated Press 
Minnesota governor announces plan to end COVID-19 restrictions and lift mask mandate by July 1, CBS 
Full Video: Walz To End Capacity Limits By May 28, Mask Mandate By July 1, WCCO 

Minnesota News
4 ex-cops indicted on US civil rights charges in Floyd death, Associated Press
Minnesota, Virginia join U.S. states easing COVID-19 restrictions, Reuters 
Minnesota to Remove COVID-19 Restrictions, Mask Mandate by July 1, KNSI
Minnesota bank hostage standoff ends with arrest, no injuries, NBC
Minnesota fishing license sales up 12% over 2020, 58% over 2019, Pine Journal 

National News
U.S. Employers Added 266,000 Jobs in April as Hiring Slowed, Wall Street Journal 
U.S. screens 1.64 million people at airports, highest since March 2020, Reuters
Want a coronavirus vaccine? U.S. pharmacies say walk right in., New York Times 
New Study Estimates More Than 900,000 People Have Died Of COVID-19 In U.S., NPR 

Republican Party News 
Virginia G.O.P.’s Choices for Governor: ‘Trumpy, Trumpier, Trumpiest’, New York Times 
G.O.P. Focuses on Polarizing Cultural Issues in Drive to Regain Power, New York Times 

U.S. Representative Dean Phillips (CD3, D)
Minnesota’s U.S. House Republicans dodge weighing in on Cheney, Star Tribune

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s big test: Shepherding election reform, Star Tribune
Klobuchar: “Monopolies Hurt Everyone”, Washington Monthly

U.S. Senator Tina Smith
U.S. SEN. SMITH VISITS NEW HOPE NONPROFIT TO TALK MENTAL HEALTH, CCX 
D.C. Memo: Blogging like it’s 2007, MinnPost

Upcoming Events:

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

• May 9 — Mother’s Day
• May 10
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD45 DFL Virtual Happy Hour, contact them for more information
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
• May 12 to 13 — Eid al-Fitr
  • 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leadership Call, contact them for more information at www.dfl.org
• May 13
  • 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
• May 16 through 18 — 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 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