In the Know: June 28, 2021

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Attorney General Keith Ellison
‘One Step Closer To Healing’: George Floyd’s Family, AG Ellison React To Derek Chauvin’s Sentence, CBS Minnesota
Minnesota AG urges Congress to pass police reform bill following Chauvin sentencing, The Hill
Judge sends message with historic prison sentence for Derek Chauvin, Rachel Maddow Show
Minnesota attorney general says Derek Chauvin’s sentence reflects seriousness of crime, ABC This Week

DFL Party News
On Challenging Election Results: Frivolous attacks on elections damage our democracy, Duluth News Tribune

Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Tim Walz says he will end emergency powers Aug. 1, Star Tribune

Minnesota Legislature
Minnesota lawmakers reach ‘general agreement’ on policing laws, Brainerd Dispatch
Minnesota Legislature’s health and human services bill aims to boost families, Star Tribune

Minnesota News
2 Minnesota Gymnasts Qualify for U.S. Women’s Olympic Team, CBS Minnesota
Allina Health Makes Flu Shot for Employees Mandatory, US News
Xcel Energy drops plan for new gas power plant in Becker, Associated Press

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris News
Biden vows ‘sustained’ help as Afghanistan drawdown nears, Associated Press
Biden DOJ suing Georgia over new voting restrictions, CNBC
In first trip to U.S.-Mexico border as vice president, Kamala Harris focuses on causes of immigration, Texas Tribune

Republican Party News
Romney on Trump’s return to rallies: ‘It’s entertaining but it’s not real’, CNN
GOP critical race theory attack is straight from Reagan’s school privatization playbook, SF Chronicle
Trump, Seeking to Maintain G.O.P. Sway, Holds First Rally Since Jan. 6, New York Times
GOP struggles with diversity test on powerful finance panel, Politico

U.S. News
Possible Failure Point Emerges in Miami-Area Building Collapse, New York Times
Supreme Court gives victory to transgender student who sued to use bathroom, CNN
Fatal shooting of 2 Black people in Massachusetts investigated as hate crime, officials say, NBC
Portland, Oregon, sets high-temperature record and Seattle comes close, CNN

U.S. Representative Angie Craig
Rep. Craig announces 2021 Congressional App Challenge, Northfield News
5 things to know this week … Wingers shoot the lights out, Goodhue farmer testifies in D.C., and more, Republican Eagle
Biofuels Interests Look For Silver Lining in Supreme Court Ruling on Small-Refinery Exemptions Case, Progressive Farmer

U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
Police reform questions continue in Washington, Star Tribune

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota loses another newspaper as International Falls Journal ceases publication, MinnPost

Upcoming Events:

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

  • June 28, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD47 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
  • July 29, 5:30 PM — Minnesota DFL LGBTQ Leadership Pride Month Event with Gov. Kate Brown, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, State Sen. Scott Dibble and State Rep. Heather Keeler. More information and RSVP here.
  • 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