DFL Party News
Gubernatorial Candidate Scott Jensen And Other GOP Legislators To Raise Money For Woman With Warrant For Her Arrest, dfl.org
Biden Created More Jobs in First Two Months Than Any President in History, dfl.org
Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz targets teens in new vaccination campaign, Duluth News Tribune
Walz pushes safety measures on Worker Memorial Day, KSTP
Walz to consider scaling back more COVID-19 restrictions, Associated Press
‘This Is The Floor, Not The Ceiling’: Walz Puts Pressure On Legislature To Pass More Police Reform Following Chauvin Verdict, WCCO
Minnesota Legislature
Tax relief, proposed hikes at the fore as Minnesota legislators start to hammer out tax bill, Grand Forks Herald
Walz, Democrats urging Minnesota Senate to pass police reform, Fox 9
National Guard presence during Chauvin trial cost $25M, MPR
Minnesota News
Minnesota to focus 40 percent of federal vaccine allocation on vulnerable communities, Pioneer Press
For Minneapolis activists, guilty verdict just the start of a long journey toward justice, MPR
For Minnesota, more child care, education resources under latest Biden proposal, Star Tribune
National News
Biden’s declaration: America’s democracy ‘is rising anew’, Associated Press
U.S. Economy Grew Robustly in First Quarter, Wall Street Journal
The CDC changed its mask guidance for vaccinated Americans. Other countries are taking different approaches., Washington Post
Republican Party News
MyPillow exec, Mike Lindell, defends himself during appearance on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live‘, Star Tribune
F.B.I. Searches Giuliani’s Home and Office, Seizing Phones and Computers, New York Times
From Cutting Child Poverty To Praising Middle Class, Republicans Meet Biden’s Easy Applause Lines With Silence, Forbes
Rep. Liz Cheney fist bumps Biden amid tense relationship with GOP leadership, Politico
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
Rep. Omar pushes package of police reform legislation in wake of Wright, Floyd deaths, KSTP
U.S. Representative Jim Hagedorn (CD1, R)
Southern Minn. deserves better than Hagedorn, Winona Post
U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Sen. Tina Smith’s lower prescription drug costs bill signed into law, KEYC
Senator Tina Smith on Ensuring Innovation Act, KYMN
Upcoming Events:
You can find non-DFL events on our Action Alert post.
- 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
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 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 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