Wolves win. Lead the series 3-1. Wild play tomorrow night series tied 2-2.
Twins sweep the Angels. Frost lose.
Severe weather expected throughout Minnesota today.
The latest AP-NORC poll finds that Donald Trump’s job approval has dropped to 39%, with 71% of respondents saying Trump’s performance is “mostly what you expected.” POLL: https://fluence-media.co/4jOVd0u
A CNN poll finds that the president’s handling of the economy has hit a new low at 39% approval, while inflation and tariff policies are both at 35% approval. POLL: https://fluence-media.co/3GuKPNe
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SENATE2026: Sources confirm that Rep. Angie Craig will announce her campaign for US Senate on Tuesday and hold a rally Saturday. Expect Craig to have strong support from trade unions early in her campaign. Craig joins Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and fmr. State Sen. Melisa Lopez Franzen on the DFL side.
MORE: via KTTC, VERBATIM: “Congresswoman Angie Craig [held] a town hall meeting in Mankato Friday, capping off a tour of town halls in Republican districts. Craig represents District 2 [in the metro]. … According to Craig, her goal was to hear from voters who aren’t being heard by their elected representatives. About 100 hundred people attended the event at MSU Mankato’s Ostrander Auditorium. The town hall went over topics such as the Farm Bill, tariffs, and cuts to education funding.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3YOXb9a
MORE: via news release this morning from Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan’s campaign, VERBATIM: “DFL Floor Leader Rep. Jamie Long (Minneapolis) and Deputy Floor Leader Rep. Athena Hollins (St. Paul), endorsed Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan’s U.S. Senate campaign. Reps. Long and Hollins are joined by all six of their Assistant Leaders – Rep. Brion Curran (White Bear Lake), Rep. Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger (Woodbury), Rep. Nathan Coulter (Bloomington), Rep. Kristi Pursell (Northfield), Rep. Heather Keeler (Moorhead), and Rep. Larry Kraft (St. Louis Park)
CD2: Expect State Sen. Matt Klein to announce he’s running for Craig’s seat. Other names that are said to be considering it include: attorney Matt Little, State Sen. Erin Maye Quade, and State Sen. Eric Pratt, fmr. candidate Tyler Kistner, and attorney Joe Teirab.
MEDICAID SUPPORTS HEALTH CARE FOR ALL OF US: Medicaid keeps Minnesota’s hospitals strong and ensures communities across the state have access to care. Policymakers must protect Medicaid so every Minnesotan — regardless of income or health status — can get the care they need, when they need it. LEARN MORE: https://fluence-media.co/3FtrCuH (SPONSORED: Minnesota Hospital Association)
POPE: via WDIO-TV, VERBATIM: “Rep. Pete Stauber announced on social media that he [joined] a bipartisan group of lawmakers in attending Pope Francis’ funeral this weekend in Vatican City.” Stauber was the only Minnesota lawmaker in attendance. STAUBER: “Over a decade ago, during a pilgrimage to Rome, I had the privilege of exchanging a zucchetto with Pope Francis — a moment that holds profound personal and spiritual meaning for me as a devout Catholic. It will be a privilege to stand alongside dignitaries from around the world in paying our final respects to him.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3RzVBnR
100 DAYS: The Star Tribune interviewed voters and officials in Morrison County — a central Minnesota county with the state’s highest percentage of Donald Trump voters in 2024 — to hear their thoughts on Trump’s first 100 days in office and how he is handling trade, immigration, jobs and more. READ: https://fluence-media.co/3S7ebng
GOV RACE: via WCCO Radio, VERBATIM: “It appears Governor Tim Walz is almost there. He's been hinting at running for a third term leading the state, and he came close to making the announcement over the weekend. ‘I am raising the necessary resources to run for re-election at this time,’ Walz told a gathering at Theodore Wirth Park in Golden Valley [during] an event called Strib Unbound. … ‘Keeping that momentum going, and keeping things in place, would be one of those [key] decisions,’ he said. … ‘Nothing's changed, and that's what we're going to do,’ Walz continued, stopping just short of saying that his re-election campaign is a go.” READ/LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/4jtTk9Z
MINING: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “Gov. Tim Walz said Saturday that there should be a higher bar for approving copper-nickel mines near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness compared with other areas and cast doubt on whether technology is advanced enough to produce the metals without polluting water. … Twin Metals Minnesota hopes to mine for copper, nickel, cobalt and other metals near Ely and Babbitt…but Twin Metals’ prospects have changed several times based on who lives in the White House. … Walz on Saturday lamented how mining has become a political issue. He made his comments at the Minnesota Star Tribune’s ‘Strib Unbound’ event.” WALZ: “I just think you have to take it into the context of how special the place is. Is the technology able to do it? I don’t think it is at this point in time.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4cQU8TD
MINNESOTA INSURANCE COVERAGE TAX WILL COST FAMILIES, SMALL BUSINESSES AND SENIORS MORE: Governor Walz and the Department of Commerce want to create a new tax that will, at a minimum, double the tax rate paid on supplemental non-medical insurance coverage including dental, vision, private paid family medical leave, long-term care, and wage replacement insurance products to fund reinsurance This tax hike will make these critically important products more expensive for consumers, force more seniors onto Medicaid and public programs, make Minnesota-based insurers less competitive nationally, and make it more difficult for employers to provide competitive benefits. These products provide Minnesota families with peace of mind and everyday security, and we should not ask them to pay more to subsidize other insurance products. LEARN MORE: ProtectOurCoverage.com (SPONSORED: Minnesota Insurance and Financial Services Council)
SOTS: via MPR , VERBATIM: “DFL Gov. Tim Walz is pushing back on Republican criticism that he focused too much on President Donald Trump during his State of the State speech. … Walz [said] it was important to bring the president up because tariffs and potential cuts to Medicaid could greatly affect the state budget.” QUOTE: “It's pretty damn naive for a group of folks who spent four years yelling at Joe Biden even though he was doing things that were growing the economy. I talk about working together here. They need to focus on what's happening here and get this work done.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3EHsj3B
MORE: The Minnesota Reformer notes that Gov. Tim Walz did not invite members of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE) union to attend his State of the State address last week. MAPE has been critical of Walz, even threatening a strike, ever since the governor announced changes to work-from-home rules. READ: https://fluence-media.co/4iDSFBD
ELLISON: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “Less than 100 days into President Donald Trump’s second term, [Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison] and fellow attorneys are litigating against him on more than a dozen fronts — and the list of lawsuits is growing. … On average, Minnesota joins a new lawsuit or two each week against the administration, an exercise Ellison likened to ‘Whac-a-Mole.’ Normally, his work as attorney general focuses on prosecuting scams and ensuring public safety at home.” QUOTE: “I would rather prosecute crooks, but he won’t let me because he’s breaking the law on the daily. … I think we are very much one of the most important lines of defense against this unconstitutional behavior.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3Yj2Nsh
KLOBUCHAR: DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar was a featured guest on the latest episode of Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s podcast. Klobuchar discussed her past struggles with U.S. healthcare and insurance, and how her experiences have influenced her policy priorities. LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/3YLJhok
BETTING POLL: Support is surging among Minnesotans who want legal wagering on sporting events. New polling by the Sports Betting Alliance of Minnesota indicates 60% of voters in the state support the legalization of sports betting. The survey of 1,000 Minnesota voters also revealed overwhelming support for legal wagering among 18–29-year-olds, with 75% of females and 73% of males in favor of allowing sports betting in Minnesota — something that is available in 39 states. LEARN MORE: https://fluence-media.co/49uj4OF (SPONSORED: Sports Betting Alliance)
BUDGET: via Pioneer Press, VERBATIM: “The countdown is on at the Minnesota Capitol, where lawmakers have about three weeks to produce the next two-year state budget. … But a few key sticking points have the potential to derail the final stretch of the session and drag the Legislature into [a special session]. Republicans have been firm that they won’t approve a new state budget with any new taxes, and they’ve resisted DFL proposals to reduce spending on disability services and nursing homes. … Meanwhile, DFLers don’t want to water down the programs and benefits they created while in control of state government in 2023. … A health budget bill has emerged as a key issue in negotiations between [leaders]. … Education is another potential snag, where the governor is proposing reductions in special education that Republicans oppose.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4iBjvdx
FUNDING: via Minnesota Reformer, VERBATIM: “As the Trump Administration takes a hatchet to federal programs, government workers have looked to the Legislature for a safe harbor. … Democrats have bills to raise taxes on the top fifth of earners, corporations and luxury goods that could help offset Republican-proposed cuts to Medicaid. They have a bill to fund public health functions (for a yet unspecified amount), as federal cuts have led to layoffs in the state Department of Health. They have a bill to give $16 million to Minitex, a little-known library service facing significant federal budget cuts. … [But] in the coming three weeks until the scheduled May 19 adjournment, defiant news conferences will turn into difficult closed-door negotiations as Democrats run up against the limits of their resources and power.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4iDSFBD
HOSPITALS: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “Minnesota lawmakers are considering banning many facility fees, or at least preventing large hospitals from charging them. … Hospitals have charged them under federal guidelines to recoup the cost of staffing, technology and upkeep for their affiliated outpatient clinics, [but] the fees have come under scrutiny as more patients pay them out of pocket. … Sen. Clare Oumou Verbeten, DFL-St. Paul, called them ‘predatory, unpredictable and very hard to avoid’ when she proposed the ban. … Hospital leaders [have] argued a ban would be crippling and force them to close clinics and cut services. The Minnesota Hospital Association estimates hospitals would collectively lose as much as $1 billion per year from a ban.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4lL45X7
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HEALTHCARE: via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “This is the first year Minnesota is providing undocumented workers with the state health insurance known as MinnesotaCare. Republicans at the State Capitol say they want to end the program…but Democrats — as well as hospitals, doctors and nurses — are lobbying to keep the benefit. … State Sen. Jordan Rasmusson, R-Fergus Falls, [said] ‘This is a program that unfortunately is incentivizing illegal immigrants to come here to Minnesota because of these benefits.’ … The law's author, Sen. Alice Mann, DFL-Edina, [said] ‘The health care cost of treating something further down the line is much more expensive.’” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/446L374
IT’S POSSIBLE TO SIMULTANEOUSLY UPHOLD ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY AND GROW OUR ECONOMY: Minnesota’s lengthy and uncertain permitting process has frustrated businesses for decades. A recent report found that air permitting in Minnesota can take up to six times longer than comparable states. A coalition of business and labor groups are advocating for reform that will shorten timelines and increase certainty while maintaining our strong environmental standards. Contact your legislators and tell them to support streamlining the permitting process. CONTACT: https://fluence-media.co/3Ea5Tbe (SPONSORED: Minnesota Chamber of Commerce)
FARMS: via an MPR newsletter, VERBATIM: “Handing down the family farm could get a bit easier under a bill in the Minnesota Senate. … As farmers in rural Minnesota age, the state's special agricultural homestead program can put them in a bind. The program allows farmers to pass down farmland without a big tax hit, but only if they live within a short radius of that farm. But in areas without nearby care facilities, it means aging farmers [can] face tough decisions. … The bill expands the homestead radius to within the county or an adjacent county to qualify.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3EHsj3B
TEACHERS: via Minnesota Reformer, VERBATIM: “More than 70,000 licensed public and charter school teachers could receive $1,200 bonuses in the form of refundable tax credits under a bill pitched by Minnesota Democrats. The bill (SF186) could help Minnesota schools struggling to attract and retain teachers, but the proposal must compete with a slew of other spending priorities. … The credits would be expensive, estimated to cost about $100 million a year, but [Gov. Tim] Walz has proposed sunsetting a program costing roughly $80 million a year that offers bonuses to school districts participating in the alternative teacher pay system known as Q Comp.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4iDSFBD
HOMESCHOOL: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “The number of homeschool students in Minnesota has jumped about 18% since the 2022-23 school year. That’s an especially large increase considering that overall K-12 school enrollment is up less than 1% over the same time period. More than 31,000 of the state’s roughly 900,000 students are now homeschooled. Homeschooling numbers first boomed nationwide in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the trend has had staying power, something that school leaders and homeschool advocates credit to the lingering effects of the educational disruptions of 2020.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4jWUMS9
SUPPORT SF 2929 AND HF 2677: Third-party lawsuit funding (TPLF) — or “lawsuit lending” — is a growing and extremely concerning trend in courts across the state and throughout the country that encourages frivolous lawsuits and threatens to drive up the costs of products, services, and insurance for Minnesota consumers. Fortunately, lawmakers are considering legislation — the Consumers in Crisis Protection Act (SF 2929 & HF 2677) — to increase transparency around this highly secretive practice and reasonably regulate third-party lawsuit funders to protect consumers and help keep premiums low. MORE INFO: https://fluence-media.co/4jivOfT (SPONSORED: ASPCIA)
HHS: via a Rep. Angie Craig press release, VERBATIM: “Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig led Democratic members of Minnesota’s Congressional delegation in pushing back against the Administration’s recent cuts to Minnesota’s state public health programs. In a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Members expressed their concerns with the Administration's decision to suddenly cancel millions of dollars in Congressionally approved grants for the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS). … The letter was co-signed by Minnesota Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Reps. Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ilhan Omar (MN-05) and Kelly Morrison (MN-03).” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4lPXtXk
EDUCATION: via Office of the Atty. General, VERBATIM: “Attorney General Keith Ellison today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging a U.S. Department of Education (ED) threat to withhold federal funding from state and local agencies that refuse to abandon [diversity] programs. … In filing today’s lawsuit, Attorney General Ellison and the coalition seek to bar the ED from withholding any funding based on these unlawful conditions.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3YThjXN LAWSUIT: https://fluence-media.co/42y5Wa0
VISAS: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “President Donald Trump’s administration said it will reinstate visa registrations for thousands of international students enrolled in U.S. universities whose statuses were stripped over minor infractions. The change comes after weeks of visa student status terminations across the country…including several in Minnesota. … At Minnesota State University, Mankato, visa registrations for eight of the 12 students with terminated records have been reinstated. … At St. Cloud State University, seven of the eight international students whose visas were revoked have been reinstated. … And at South Central College, with campuses in North Mankato and Faribault, one international student affected by visa revocations had their status reinstated.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/446I9zc
IMMIGRATION: via a Rep. Ilhan Omar press release, VERBATIM: “[Last week], Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) [visited] Doğukan Günaydın, an MBA candidate at the University of Minnesota, who has been held in an immigration detention at the Sherburne County Jail for nearly a month.” OMAR: “A federal judge granted Mr. Günaydın bond last week, saying that the government was ‘substantially unlikely’ to win their case to deport him. Officials responded by claiming he is a danger to public safety and filing an appeal in order to keep him in detention. … This is not about law and order – it is about purging our country of people from specific countries.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4cQSod3
SANCTUARIES: via MinnPost, VERBATIM: “The mayors of Minnesota’s two largest cities doubled down on their status as ‘sanctuary cities’ in the wake of a judge’s ruling that will prevent the Trump Administration from gutting their federal funds. ‘What Donald Trump is trying to do is downright illegal,’ Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in a statement. ‘Minneapolis is proud to stand with immigrant families — not just in words, but in court.’ … Meanwhile, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter released a statement saying: ‘This ruling affirms what we’ve always known: the President cannot force city employees to serve as ICE agents.’” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4joda6t
PUSH BACK AGAINST TAX BREAKS FOR BIG TECH DATA CENTERS: Our tax money should be going to essential services for Minnesotans, like education, health care, and infrastructure — not subsidies for billionaire owned data centers. The current tax credit has already cost our state an estimated $5 million a year since 2011. In 2025 it will be over $100 million. It’s time to stop these skyrocketing numbers. Tell your legislators, ‘No big tax breaks for Big Tech.’ LEARN MORE: https://fluence-media.co/3ErmQh8 (SPONSORED: Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy)
MPLS: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “Minneapolis went 62 days without a homicide — starting Feb. 15 and ending the night of April 18, when a man in his 20s was shot. … It was one of the longest gaps between homicides in recent history. The last year that came close was 2017, when there were 45 days without a homicide between January and March. … Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara…attributed the gap in homicides and recent positive trends to both his department’s efforts and partnerships with community organizations, residents and other agencies.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4cTMWWX
MORE: Via Star Tribune’s Deena Winter, Abshir Omar is reportedly considering a run for Minneapolis mayor. Omar previously managed Nasri Warsame’s unsuccessful campaign for Minneapolis City Council in 2023 — and, as Winter puts it, Omar was “the guy who did most of the talking” in a recently published recording of Attorney General Keith Ellison meeting with Feeding Our Future associates in 2021. TWEET: https://fluence-media.co/3GFnt7y
MPD: via MinnPost, VERBATIM: “Now under its third stay in federal court, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) consent decree settlement agreement with the Minneapolis Police Department that would legally mandate reform remains in limbo. … Mayor Jacob Frey has said he will commit to the terms of the federal consent decree settlement regardless of what happens in court. But federal consent decrees do not have a time limit. If signed off by the judge, this court-enforceable decree could easily continue through multiple local governing administrations. For example, Seattle was under a consent decree from 2012 to 2023.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3GF99vM
HENN CTY: via KARE 11, VERBATIM: “Starting Monday, prosecutors in Hennepin County will be required to consider race when offering plea deals, according to a new policy from County Attorney Mary Moriarty. … Jill Hasday, a University of Minnesota professor specializing in constitutional law, said the policy appears deliberately written to be ambiguous to avoid well-known constitutional issues involving the Equal Protection Clause, [but] the policy could still be deemed unconstitutional if challenged in court.” HASDAY: “It both says, 'Don't take race into account,' presumably because of the constitutional problems with taking race into account in addition to potentially political objections, but it simultaneously says this is something you should consider. And the problem for the drafters of this policy is, once you take race into account, it doesn't really matter what else you say." READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4jUTs28
FRESH15: The latest season of Fresh15 includes interviews with new Minnesota House members. So far, five new members have shared their goals, background and fun facts before they take office in a historic session this January.
Rep. Kari Rehrauer
Rep. Wayne Johnson
Rep. Julie Greene
Rep. Keith Allen
Rep. Peter Johnson
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ST PAUL: via Twin Cities Business, VERBATIM: “It’s been five years since Minneapolis banned drive-thrus, and St. Paul has been looking at a similar prohibition, driven by outside advocacy groups. … The St. Paul City Council considered an ordinance, but it was tabled until September, awaiting further study. City Council President Rebecca Noecker told TCB the city’s ban would be different from Minneapolis’ because it would not ban drive-thru banks or pharmacies. St. Paul would ban the construction of new drive-thru restaurants and coffee shops. Existing drive-thrus would be grandfathered in, but not if there had been substantial renovations to the building.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3RykjF4
MORE: via Pioneer Press, VERBATIM: “A St. Paul tree-planting program focused on neighborhoods most lacking in tree canopy has lost its funding. Urban Roots, a St. Paul nonprofit, [was told] U.S Department of Agriculture Forest Service funding for one of their programs would no longer continue. … The three-year, $67,000 Climate Smart Seedling Production Network grant was aimed at creating climate-resilient seedlings to be planted in Minnesota.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4iwrad3
HOCKEY: via Northern News Now, VERBATIM: “In a close vote Friday, the majority of the Minnesota Senate voted to allow state funds to potentially help move the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame to the Twin Cities. On Friday, Sen. Grant Hauschild’s (DFL-Hermantown) amendment to prohibit the use of any state funds to relocate, refurbish, or construct a facility outside of Eveleth failed in the Minnesota Senate. The amendment failed narrowly on a 32-30 vote. Every Senate Republican voted against the measure except Sen. Rob Farnsworth (R-Hibbing).” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3GpfADr
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WISCONSIN: via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “The FBI on Friday arrested a Wisconsin county judge on obstruction charges, accusing her of preventing the arrest of a man by immigration authorities during a federal law enforcement operation at her courthouse. FBI Director Kash Patel said Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan ‘intentionally misdirected federal agents away’ from an immigrant who is in the U.S. illegally and was set to be arrested.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4jRikaW
RESPONSE: via a Gov. Tim Walz post, WALZ: “Arresting judges cannot be the new normal in America. I’m deeply concerned by the lack of information and partisan tone surrounding this news, and I trust my Republican colleagues will agree. It’s incumbent on all of us to uphold and protect the constitution.” TWEET: https://fluence-media.co/4iGEEmF
DULUTH: via Northern News Now, VERBATIM: “Another rally was held in the Northland aimed at sending a message to Minnesota’s Eighth Congressional District Representative Pete Stauber. The event was organized by Planned Parenthood and started at their building before heading to Stauber’s Hermantown office to demand he protect Medicaid and Planned Parenthood health care access.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3YLbkUL
NORTHFIELD: via MPR News, VERBATIM: “The Northfield City Council decided not to build a new water treatment facility, citing expensive construction costs. The city council rejected plans to spend about $83 million on a new plant, [but] Northfield, located just south of the Twin Cities, has been grappling with water quality since 2019. That’s when the city discovered its drinking water had more manganese than recommended by the Minnesota Department of Health. … The council approved plans to build a new plant last year when the project was estimated to cost $60 million. But when the construction bids came in at about $83 million, that’s when a majority of council members rejected plans to move forward.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/42OxPJT
WAITE PARK: via St. Cloud Live, VERBATIM: “Waite Park city staff members are moving their offices as renovations to city hall soon get underway, according to city administrator Shaunna Johnson. The project, which comes with a $28.8 million price tag, will include expansion of the north side of the current city hall to accommodate a new police department. … Johnson said the project will be funded by $20 million in sales tax, and the city intends to bond the remaining $8 million. … The renovation is meant to address a space need: the Waite Park Police Department staff has tripled since the last renovation in the early 2000s.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3RC3zN7
SESSION: House floor session at 11:00 a.m. Senate floor session at 12:00 noon. HOUSE: Education Finance hears its budget omnibus. Fraud Prevention & State Agency Oversight hears a presentation from Attorney General Keith Ellison. Ways & Means will hear the omnibus budget bill for state government and elections. SENATE: Energy, Utilities, Env. & Climate hears a data center bill. Finance hears the omnibus bills for environment and natural resources plus health and human services. CALENDAR: https://fluence-media.co/3RBUW5b
TODAY: Governor Tim Walz will join the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Harvard Institute of Politics to discuss policies he’s passed, President Trump’s first 100 days in office, and how governors are responding.
TODAY: Rep. Pete Stauber (R-8th) will host a telephone town hall tonight at 6:15 p.m. DETAILS: https://fluence-media.co/3ECrj0O
TODAY-TMRW: via an FFA advisory, VERBATIM: “The Minnesota FFA State Convention takes place at the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Fairgrounds Monday and Tuesday, April 28 and 29. This year’s theme is Stand as One, selected by the FFA’s State Officers.”
TOMORROW: A special election in Senate District 6 will be held on Tuesday, April 29. Voters will decide whether Republican Keri Heintzeman or DFLer Denise Slipy will replace former Sen. Justin Eichorn in the state Senate following his resignation earlier this year.
MAY 6: via City of Minneapolis, VERBATIM: “On Tuesday, May 6, Mayor Jacob Frey will give his 2025 State of the City address at 11:30 a.m. in Minneapolis. … The address will be hosted in person and will be live streamed on the City’s YouTube page.”
MAY 12: The MN GOP announced its annual Lincoln Reagan Dinner will be held on Monday, May 12 with former Rep. Doug Collins as the keynote speaker. DETAILS: https://fluence-media.co/4cTG9Nc
JUNE 13: The MN DFL announced its annual Humphrey-Mondale Dinner will be held on Friday, June 13 with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker as the keynote speaker. DETAILS: https://fluence-media.co/4iiEa5R
BDAYS: KU student Lilyann Olson, organizer extraordinarie Annie Paruccini, retail entrepreneur Mich Berthiaume
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