Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz puts up $75 million for summer school programs, The Pine Journal
Walz highlights summer learning as part of budget deal, KSTP
Gov. Tim Walz Expected To Sign Bill Expanding Medical Cannabis Program, WCCO
Walz, health officials urge parents and children to get COVID-19 vaccine, KSTP
Minnesota Legislature
Major change to Minnesota medical cannabis law approved, MPR
What police reforms have the best odds of passing in Minnesota this year?, Star Tribune
What Monday’s $52 billion budget deal does — and doesn’t — mean for Minnesota, MinnPost
Minnesota legislators agree on first major energy bill in years, Star Tribune
Minnesota Legislature Passes ‘Jonny’s Law’ Prohibiting Transplant Discrimination, WCCO
Minnesota News
Minnesota COVID-19 positivity rate drops to 5% caution level, Star Tribune
Minnesota Exports at $5.4 Billion in First Quarter, Red Lake Nation News
The COVID-19 pandemic hit Minnesota’s child care industry hard, KARE 11
Pandemic heightens awareness of mental health needs across Minnesota, The Bemidji Pioneer
U.S. Representative Angie Craig (CD2, D)
State losses plague Democrats ahead of redistricting, Politico
EPA Selects Mankato, Washington County to Receive Brownfields Grants Totaling $900,000,EPA
U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (CD4, D)
Podcast: Time to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, Crooked Media
U.S. Representative Dean Phillips (CD3, D)
Why a House Democrat wants to change how elections are done in America, Yahoo! News
U.S. News
U.S. will donate substantial portion of vaccines through COVAX -U.S. official, Reuters
Even With The No-Mask Guidance, Some Pockets Of The U.S. Aren’t Ready To Let Go, NPR
Biden says U.S. is in race with China to build electric cars as he pitches infrastructure plans, Washington Post
Average Covid-19 cases are the lowest they’ve been in nearly a year. Vaccines can push them even lower, officials say, CNN
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar and Blunt are co-chairs of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption, Voice of Alexandria
Sources: Canadian border closure being extended despite talks, WDIO
U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Klobuchar, Smith announce $2M to support mental health care, substance use disorder services, KSTP
Republican Party News
Leaders Position House G.O.P. Against Independent Accounting for Jan. 6 Riot, New York Times
McCarthy’s bid to quash January 6 commission underscores GOP split on Trump, CNN
‘Best $500 I ever spent’: GOP lawmakers flout mask rules, risk fine on House floor, NBC
Upcoming Events:
You can find non-DFL events on our Action Alert post.
- 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 22, 12:00 PM — State DFL and U.S. Department of Agriculture food giveaway, 30-pound boxes of fresh produce, meat and milk available to those in need whiles supplies last at headquarters, 255 Plato Blvd, St. Paul, Minnesota.
- 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 27, 7:00 PM — CD3 Senate District Chairs Virtual Meeting, for more information or for log on information email Nancy Meyerhoff
- May 28, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD47 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- May 31 — Memorial Day
- June 2
- 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
- June 5, 10:00 to 11:00 AM — Coffee with Hennepin County Commissioner LaTondresse, first Saturday of each month. Log in here.
- June 10
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- June 14 — Flag Day
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM – SD44 DFL Virtual Central Committee, contact them for more information
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Virtual Central Committee, contact them for more information
- June 19 — Juneteenth