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In the Know: February 23, 2021

Governor Tim Walz
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz pitches $518 million public works packageStar Tribune 
Walz: Hy-Vee pharmacies to begin administering COVID-19 vaccine in MinnesotaKTTC 
Gov. Walz directs flags be flown at half-staff to honor COVID-19 victimsKARE 11 
Walz’s $518M bonding bill includes money to rebuild citiesAssociated Press 
Governor Walz announces 39 new Border-to-Border Broadband GrantsFillmore County Journal 

Minnesota Legislature 
Bipartisan effort at Legislature would make it a crime to publicize a police officer’s home addressMinnPost 
Political mapmaking heads to familiar spot: Minnesota’s courtsMPR 
Minnesota lawmakers propose ‘bill of rights’ for student borrowers, licensing requirement for loan providersStar Tribune 
‘Sextortion’ bill would make blackmail for sex a crime in MinnesotaKSTP 

Minnesota News
Minnesota races for Congress in 2022 could get wild, MPR
Heating bill price shock could be felt in Minnesota, too, Star Tribune
For older Minnesotans, whether they’re vaccinated has a lot to do with where they live, MPR

National News
Biden mourns 500,000 dead, balancing nation’s grief and hope, Associated Press
Vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna pledge massive boost to U.S. supply after sluggish rollout, Washington Post
Former US Capitol Police chief to say intelligence didn’t point to a riot on January 6, CNN
Wife Of ‘El Chapo’ Arrested In U.S. On Drug Charges, NPR

Republican Party News
Republicans’ New Strategy Is to Pretend Trump Never Happened, Slate
Supreme Court Denies Trump Bid to Block Access to Tax, Financial Records, Wall Street Journal

U.S. Representative Angie Craig (CD2, D)
RFS Integrity Act Introduced in the House, KFGO

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Senator Klobuchar working toward dispelling misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccineKTOE 
Sen. Amy Klobuchar co-chairs insurrection probe, asks ‘Why wasn’t the National Guard called in sooner?’830 WCCO 
Klobuchar Speaks Out Against Vaccine MisinformationPatch 

U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Senator calls for investigations into possible price gouging of natural gas as prices riseFox 9 (smith) 
New bill aims to help even the field for Black farmersFox 9

Upcoming Events:

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

  • February 24, 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Party Leader Call, contact us at info@dfl3cd.org for log in information
  • February 25 to 26 — Purim
  • February 25, 5:15 to 6:30 PM — State DFL Virtual Trivia Night with State Auditor Julie Blaha, more information and RSVP here.
  • February 28, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD47 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • March 3, 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Party Leader Call, contact us at info@dfl3cd.org for log in information
  • March 4
    • 7:00 PM — DFL Environmental Caucus and MN350 Virtual Meeting: Clean Cars in Minnesota featuring Bill McKibben, more information and RSVP here.
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • March 6, 1:30 to 3:00 PM — SD40 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • March 8
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • March 10, 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Party Leader Call, contact us at info@dfl3cd.org for log in information
  • March 11
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • March 14 — Daylight Saving Time begins
    • Deadline to sign up for the 2021 Virtual Train the Trainer series
  • March 15, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Virtual Meeting, contact them for more information
  • March 16, 7:00 to 8:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Train the Trainer session, contact us for more information
  • March 17 — St. Patrick’s Day
    • 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Party Leader Call, contact us at info@dfl3cd.org for log in information
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
  • March 18, 7:00 to 8:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Train the Trainer session, contact us for more information
  • March 23, 7:00 to 8:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Train the Trainer session, contact us for more information
  • March 24, 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Party Leader Call, contact us at info@dfl3cd.org for log in information
  • March 25, 7:00 to 8:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Train the Trainer session, contact us for more information
  • March 30, 7:00 to 8:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Train the Trainer session, contact us for more information
  • March 31, 5:00 to 6:00 PM — State DFL Virtual Party Leader Call, contact us at info@dfl3cd.org for log in information
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