In the Know: April 23, 2021

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Attorney General Keith Ellison
Progressives swoon over Ellison role in Chauvin trial, Politico
Opinion: Darnella Frazier secured justice for George Floyd. Consider her a ‘stone catcher’, Miami Herald

Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Walz Calls On POST Board To ‘Transform Policing In Minnesota’, WCCO
Walz asks for moment of silence for Daunte Wright, KSTP

Minnesota Legislature
After Wright killing, DFL legislators move quickly in push to limit traffic stops, MinnPost
Minnesota House Passes Finance Bill With Criminal Justice, Policing Reform Measures, KNSI
Minnesota House Passes Agriculture Bill, Brownfield

Minnesota News
MN schools to stay open despite growing COVID-19 spread among students, MPR
Amid grief for Daunte Wright in Minneapolis, a firm resolve for lasting change, Star Tribune
Walter Mondale’s Decades-Long Crusade for Fair Housing and the Full Promise of Civil Rights, The Nation

National News
Climate Summit Day 2 message: Invest big for big payoff, Associated Press
CDC advisers reconvene to weigh next steps on Johnson & Johnson vaccine after rare, serious blood clots, Washington Post

Republican Party News
Opinion: The G.O.P. Is Getting Even Worse, New York Times
Republican House leader rejects George W. Bush’s condemnation of the party as ‘isolationist, protectionist’ and ‘nativist’, Business Insider
Opinion: Republicans are undermining American democracy. Here’s how it could backfire on them., Washington Post
Caitlyn Jenner running for California governor, Politico

U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
Ilhan Omar at Daunte Wright funeral: It’s a ‘tragedy’ that Ma’Khia Bryant’s life was ‘taken by Columbus police’, MSN

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar calls for ‘true justice’ for Black Americans, KTTC

U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Tina Smith: Walter Mondale was a fighter of good fights, a teller of hard truths, Star Tribune
Senators push to secure U.S. drug supply chain after disruptions during Covid-19 pandemic, CNBC

Upcoming Events:

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

  • April 28
    • 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leader Calls, contact the State DFL for more information.
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD47 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information.
  • May 2 — Orthodox Easter
  • May 5 — Cinco de Mayo
    • 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Weekly Party Leader Call, contact the State DFL for more information.
    • 6:30 to 9:00 PM — SD50 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • May 6, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • 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 — SD49 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • May 12 — Eid al-Fitr
  • May 16 through 18 — Shavout
  • May 22, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
  • May 31 — Memorial Day