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In the Know: July 1, 2021


Governor Tim Walz
Walz: $132M in federal funding to support student recovery, KSTP

Minnesota Legislature
Lawmakers give final approval to $52 billion budget, averting state government shutdown, MN Reformer
Government shutdown avoided as Minnesota House and Senate pass budget bills, WCCO

Minnesota News
Minneapolis Council members agree to withdraw proposal to replace police department, Star Tribune
Mayo Clinic faces lawsuits over nude patient image snooping, Star Tribune
MN’s COVID state of emergency officially ends Thursday, Pioneer Press
Frost. Then blistering heat. Drought. And now the bugs. Minnesota immigrant farmers are struggling with the effects of climate change in their fields., Sahan Journal

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris News
Biden Weighs New Executive Order Restraining Big Business, Wall Street Journal
We Just Got Our Clearest Picture Yet Of How Biden Won In 2020, NPR
Biden pledges better pay for firefighters as he hosts virtual meeting of Western governors, Washington Post

Republican Party News
Trump is here to stay, and Republicans should be worried, The Hill
Noem’s Use of Private Money to Deploy Guard Troops Raises Questions, New York Times
So much for ‘action’: McCarthy dials back early pledge to rein in Republicans who cross the line as Gosar, others go unpunished, New York Times
GOP Embraces Trump During Visit to Texas, Border Wall, US News

U.S. News
Inside the Capitol Riot: An Exclusive Video Investigation, New York Times
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at the age of 88, Politico
Trump Organization expected to be charged with tax crimes, CNN

U.S. Representative Angie Craig (CD2, D)
Congresswoman Angie Craig Advances $3.21 Million In Federal Funding For Goodhue County To Expand Broadband Access, Rep. Angie Craig Press Release

U.S. Representative. Michelle Fischbach (CD7, R)
GOP lawmaker lies about Jan. 6 committee selection being ‘partisan’, The American Independent

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Following Passage of Legislation Led by Klobuchar and Wicker, Government Agencies to Coordinate Broadband Expansion, Sen. Amy Klobuchar Press Release

Upcoming Events:

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

  • July 1 — Somali Independence Day
  • July 3
    • 9:30 to 11:30 AM — SD49 DFL Marching in the Edina Independence Day Parade, contact them for more information or to volunteer.
    • 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 6, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD37 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • 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
  • July 14, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD48 DFL Electric Vehicle Event, more information as it becomes available
  • July 17, 12:00 to 3:00 PM — SD49 DFL Picnic, Rosland Park Shelter, 4300 W 66th St, Edina, MN 55435. Join them for a great opportunity to meet statewide, legislative officials as well as local office holders and candidates in Bloomington and Minnetonka
  • July 21, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
  • July 28, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD47 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
  • August 3, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD37 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • August 4
    • 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
  • August 7 — State DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available.
  • August 9
    • 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
  • August 12
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • August 18, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
  • August 26 through September 6 — Minnesota State Fair
  • August 28 — DFL Volunteer Day at Minnesota State Fair, more information to come
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD47 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
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