In the Know: March 14, 2018

Governor Mark Dayton:
Dayton announces plan to improve elder care system, MPR News
Gov. Dayton gives his final State of the State address tonight, Minnesota News Network

Minnesota Legislative Session:
Plan to Eliminate State Funding for Minnesota School Resource Officers Reversed, KSTP
Minimum wage bill strikes out in Senate committee, MPR News
House panel advances bill to ban cellphone use while driving, Star Tribune
Rate Minn. schools like restaurants? Parents want simplicity, teachers warn success is complex, Duluth News Tribune

Minnesota News:
Three Illinois men charged with Bloomington mosque bombing, MinnPost
Minnesota students to join national gun violence walkout, Post Bulletin

Senator Amy Klobuchar:
Senators divided on Trump’s fired secretary of state, Bismarck Tribune

Senator Tina Smith:
Viewpoint: Work remains throughout Minnesota, Grand Forks Herald

Other News:
Republicans aren’t exactly warming up to Richard Painter, Trump nemesis, City Pages
Pennsylvania race razor close; Dem Lamb claims win, GOP not conceding, Pioneer Press
Russian spy: UK to expel 23 Russian diplomats, BBC
Gun-trained teacher accidentally discharges firearm in Calif. classroom, injuring student, Washington Post
Angela Merkel elected to fourth term as German chancellor, Deutsche Welle

Also check out our Real Erik Paulsen and Trump Administration pages for more information.

Upcoming Events

  • Today through April 1 — Senate District DFL Conventions to be held during this period
  • March 14, 6:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room C102, Kennedy High School, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420
  • March 14, 7:00 PM — Gov. Mark Dayton’s State of the State Address, watch the live stream here.
  • March 16, 12:00 PM — Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schafer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance on Fridays from 12pm to 1pm at the corner of Brookdale & Xerxes in Brooklyn Park.
  • March 17, 9:00 AM — SD48 DFL Convention, Eden Prairie High School, 17185 Valley View Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55346.  West Commons
  • March 17, 10:00 AM — SD33 DFL Convention, Orono Public High School, Cafeteria, 795 N Old Crystal Bay Rd, Orono, MN
  • March 18 — Chaitra Sukhladi
  • March 19, 7:00 PM — Brooklyn Park DFL Meeting, Brooklyn Park Public Library, 6500 W Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN
  • March 21, 7:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting and Pre-Convention Committees meeting, Council Chamber, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
  • March 23, 12:00 PM — Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schafer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance on Fridays from 12pm to 1pm at the corner of Brookdale & Xerxes in Brooklyn Park.
  • March 25 — Palm Sunday
  • March 25 — Rama Navami
  • March 26 — Yom HaAliyah
  • March 29 — Mahavir Jayanti
  • March 29 — Maundy Thursday
  • March 30 — Erev Pesach
  • March 30 — Good Friday
  • March 30, 12:00 PM — Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schafer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance on Fridays from 12pm to 1pm at the corner of Brookdale & Xerxes in Brooklyn Park.
  • March 31 — Holy Saturday
  • March 31 — First day of Passover