Twins beat the Athletics. Lynx host Mercury today.
Wild re-sign Johansson.
An overnight officer-involved shooting in Paynesville. KSTP: https://fluence-media.co/4mKJ8Mb
Minnesota’s air quality alert has been extended until Wednesday. WCCO: https://fluence-media.co/4mK8euJ
A CNN poll shows that 58% of Americans think the government should do more to solve problems — an all-time high — but neither party is trusted by the majority to do so. POLL: https://fluence-media.co/43F5hTD
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SESSION: via FOX 9, VERBATIM: “Leaders still have some heavy lifting to do in their policy negotiations, but there’s an agreement now on the money in every bill, and the details are starting to become public. For example, the health bill isn’t written out yet, but a spreadsheet includes major cuts to MinnesotaCare, which matches an agreement to remove undocumented adults from the program.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3HndNza
MORE: via MPR News, VERBATIM: “Already behind schedule, Minnesota lawmakers aim to complete a new state budget this week and head off the possibility of a government shutdown a month from now. … House Speaker Lisa Demuth and House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman said they want to see [a special session] happen by Wednesday. They said the final bills were being fine-tuned to match the agreements made. … Most budget spreadsheets and policy agreements are online, although a few bill drafts are still to come. An education finance bill popped up Monday. A tax bill was posted over the weekend. … It’s difficult to assess if there will be enough votes to pass all these bills [in a special session].” HORTMAN: “We're still hoping for Wednesday, but we are waiting for the revisor to finish drafting Health and Human Services. We want Wednesday, and we want the revisors to draft, draft, draft.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4mES3Pv
TAXES: via Minnesota Reformer, VERBATIM: “Senate Taxes Chair Ann Rest, DFL-New Hope, didn’t need much time to shoot down the ‘skinny’ 12-page tax bill proposed by Minnesota legislative leaders. … ‘I rejected it right off the bat,’ Rest said in an interview Monday. ‘As soon as I saw it, I told them I couldn’t vote for that and neither could half a dozen other [DFLers].’ … The text of the bill was posted on Sunday, but Rest said it’s been obsolete since Friday morning when she expressed her opposition and asked that they continue working toward a deal. Rest’s rejection raises the prospect of a two-year budget agreement without a tax bill, which isn’t necessary for ongoing government operations but would leave a bevy of lawmakers and interest groups fuming.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3ZGCzAj
MORE: via MPR News, VERBATIM: “The Republican co-chair of the House Taxes Committee told MPR News on Monday that he doesn’t think the [tax] proposal structured by Walz advisers and legislative leaders can pass. DAVIDS: ‘We put five months of thought into something they put five minutes of thought into, and I know which one's going to be better,’ said Rep. Greg Davids of Preston. ‘I'm just not sure why any Republican would even consider voting for this. I don't think it would pass [in the] House or the Senate.’” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4mES3Pv
TAKE: Leaders are trying to have Gov. Walz call a special session as early as Thursday. However, its not clear they have votes to pass all the agreed to bills. Especially the Tax Bill and the restrictions to immigrant health care. Sources in leadership are holding strong to the concept of advancing a tax bill that the “tribunal” of legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Walz team negotiated last week despite opposition from House co-Chair Rep. Greg Davids and Sen. Ann Rest. This will be a test of votes, especially in the House. However, if Sen. Ann Rest is opposed, we know other Senators from the DFL caucus will oppose the bill. The dynamic in the House appears to be that DFL-House Tax co-Chair Aisha Gomez, and other members of the POCI caucus may threaten support for other legislation if a different tax bill is passed. This comes on top of strong opposition to the health care cuts to immigrant access to MinnesotaCare. Multiple DFL legislators are grumbling about the engagement of Gov. Walz on the tax bill, and his passive nature with members of his own party derailing and delaying solutions. The dynamic could be that if the special session is called, and there aren’t votes that legislators are sitting, and waiting for agreement. Ultimately someone has to ask, do they have the votes?
BONDING: Republican bonding lead Sen. Karin Housley (R-Stillwater) spoke to WCCO Radio about her thoughts on Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy claiming Republicans were not “engaging” on bonding last week. HOUSLEY: “We had just met the day before, and so it was kind of a shock to me. … We have put in thousands of hours on this thing.” READ/LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/43JigUa
LAYOFFS: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “State agencies are starting to warn workers they could be laid off in the coming weeks if Minnesota lawmakers remain deadlocked over the budget. … The state is required to warn weeks in advance that layoffs may be coming. Nurses received the first of those warnings on Friday. If Minnesota lawmakers still can’t reach a budget deal by June 9, layoff notices will go out to the rest of the state workforce, Gov. Tim Walz said last week. … The Minnesota Nurses Association said in a statement that the layoff notices issued Friday ‘arrive amid ongoing upheaval for nurses and other public employees,’ citing federal cuts.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/43MLQbr
WFH: via MPR, VERBATIM: “[This week] marks a return to the office for some state workers who were remote. … The Minnesota Association of Professional Employees sent an email to its members over the weekend calling the policy change ‘rushed’ and part of a series of events that has public employees ‘facing serious disruption.’ Employees are being told by their union leadership to ‘document and send us photos, notes and examples of problems at your worksite.’ The union has set up a link to make those submissions easy.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/43CIh7G
MORE: Via WCCO-TV, state Sen. Doron Clark (D-Minneapolis) said he wishes the new work-from-home restrictions for state employees could have been rolled out better. CLARK: “It would have been nice if talks with the unions had been more inclusive. My wish is that the governor had worked more closely with the unions and the workers to bring them back.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/43MNXw0
WALZ: Yesterday and Sunday Gov. Tim Walz attended the Democratic Governors Association meeting in Portland, Oregon.
DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF RURAL HEALTH CARE, ESSENTIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR PROVIDING TOP CLINICAL CARE: According to the latest report from Minnesota Community Measurement, a statewide resource on health care quality, costs and equity, Essentia ranked as a high performer with 19 of 20 clinical quality metrics scoring above statewide averages. According to Dr. Maria Beaver, chief quality and patient safety officer at Essentia: “This is a testament to the amazing care provided by all our clinical care teams and all our colleagues who support them.” LEARN MORE: https://fluence-media.co/4dCxy1D (SPONSORED: Essentia Health)
STRIB: Via Fluence’s Blois Olson on X, the Star Tribune offered buyout offers to employees Monday. EXCERPT: “We’ve hired 16% of our staff over the past year. … The future of our organization and our industry demands that we reimagine our investments and acquire different skillsets than traditional newspapers.” DETAILS A: https://fluence-media.co/4jwdS0y
POLL: Mpls for the Many — sponsored a poll by Public Policy Polling that finds a slim majority of constituents have an unfavorable opinion of Frey. Results from 898 Minneapolis voters are summarized below:
Donald Trump job performance: 10% approve, 86% disapprove, 4% unsure
Jacob Frey job performance: 30% approve, 50% disapprove, 20% unsure
Tim Walz favorability: 75% approve, 19% disapprove, 6% unsure
Ilhan Omar favorability: 60% approve, 28% disapprove, 12% unsure
Jacob Frey favorability: 30% approve, 51% disapprove, 19% unsure
Full results are available online. DETAILS: https://fluence-media.co/4dGouc2
MPLS: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “Minneapolis City Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai has failed to win the Minneapolis DFL party’s endorsement, marking the second council incumbent to lose out on the coveted party plug. Chughtai won more votes than her opponent, Lydia Millard, but Saturday’s Ward 10 convention ended with no party endorsement. … Council Member Katie Cashman also failed to get the endorsement in mid-May, losing to Park Board Commissioner Elizabeth Shaffer, but is staying in the race. Chughtai and Cashman are two of the more progressive council members who often side with critics of the more moderate Mayor Jacob Frey.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4kKixgm
FIXMN: We call on our state leaders to get back to work and pass a construction jobs bill immediately. See the Fix MN Failure Counter: www.fixmn.org (SPONSORED by LIUNA Minnesota and North Dakota)
EDUCATION: via MPR News, VERBATIM: “In [Monday’s] education bill…there are changes to calculations for various per-student allowances. The bill includes more money to implement literacy curriculum changes. There’s also a new task force set up to examine special education costs and look for ways to lower the rapid growth in those. Districts will be expected to develop and implement cardiac emergency response plans for sudden cardiac events on their properties; those would have to be in place by the 2026-27 school year and there is grant money in the bill to aid with the anticipated costs.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4mES3Pv
MORE: The 201-page education finance omnibus is available to read online. BILL: https://fluence-media.co/4kn5Jgb
CD2: via Instagram, Sen. Matt Klein announced endorsements from Sens. Ann Rest, Steve Cwodzinksi, Mary Kunesh, Heather Gustafson, Judy Seeberger, Ann Johnson Stewart and Rob Kupec.
MOA: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “The fate of Mystery Cove, a long-planned Mall of America water park featuring twisting slides and lush palm trees, rests on an unlikely source: the Minnesota Legislature. As politicians continue to finalize a tax bill, the owners of the nation’s largest mall are counting on them to pass a version that lets Bloomington put public dollars toward a $160 million subsidy for the project. … A tax bill agreement posted online last week excludes the TIF extension, though a DFL spokesman said the bill isn’t final.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/43WdMuC
MEMORIALS: via MPR, VERBATIM: “The transportation bill includes several memorials and tributes to past leaders and first responders. … The 10th Avenue Bridge across the Mississippi River [will] be called the ‘Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic Memorial Bridge.’ … A portion of Trunk Highway 23 from north of Willmar to Spicer will be renamed the ‘Joshua Schmidt Memorial Highway.’ … A stretch of U.S. Highway 63 south of Racine will be renamed the ‘Officer Jason B. Meyer Memorial Highway.’ And a bridge along I-35W in Burnsville will be renamed as the ‘Elmstrand Finseth Ruge Heroes Memorial Bridge,’ in memory of the three emergency responders for the city who were killed while responding to a domestic violence call in 2024.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/43CIh7G
Thank You Lawmakers For Listening to Minnesotans and Funding Reinsurance without Raising Taxes on Essential Safety-Net Coverage: Now that lawmakers have come together on a bipartisan framework to fund state government that includes funding for the state’s individual healthcare market, it’s critical that lawmakers stand firm in their agreement to not create a new Minnesota Insurance Coverage Tax. Non-medical safety-net insurance products aren't a luxury. It’s coverage that provides critical protection for families during some of life’s most difficult and unpredictable moments. In the upcoming special session, please continue to stand with Minnesota families, small businesses, and seniors to ensure coverage remains accessible to those that need it most. Learn More: ProtectOurCoverage.com (SPONSORED: Minnesota Insurance and Financial Services Council)
MINING: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “GOP Rep. Pete Stauber joined President Donald Trump and members of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation at the U.S. Steel Irvin Works Plant in Pittsburgh to mark the emerging partnership between the U.S. and Nippon Steel, Japan's largest steelmaker. … The deal is still being ironed out, but if approved, it could result in Japan buying U.S. Steel. … The companies would be overseen by a board comprised mostly of Americans and have protection by the U.S. government. … Stauber [predicted] that the deal could greatly benefit northern Minnesota.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/45Cgoz7
FED FUNDS: via FOX 9, VERBATIM: “Federal funding cuts are clearing students out of the Hubert Humphrey Job Corps Center in St. Paul after the U.S. Department of Labor announced a ‘phased pause’ in the program. … The program originated in 1964 and offers education and vocational training to Americans between the ages of 16 and 24. Students were told they have until June 6 to transition out of Job Corps.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3HgOgYq
BIOFUEL: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar wants to help Midwest corn farmers tap into new lucrative tax credits aimed at making airplane fuel more climate friendly. … Klobuchar, a Democrat, and U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kans.) introduced a bill that would extend the SAF credit for another 10 years, while also prohibiting biofuels and other fuel feedstock imported from overseas from qualifying for the subsidy. … But the legislation also includes a provision that would remove a key component for how the federal government evaluates the environmental benefits and costs of those fuels. Some advocates say that the proposed change could subsidize jet fuels that don’t actually reduce carbon emissions.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4jv9Rtu
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)
US ATTY: via FOX 9, VERBATIM: “President Donald Trump has appointed Joseph Thompson, who prosecuted the Feeding Our Future investigation, to serve as Acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota. … Thompson has served as a federal prosecutor for 16 years, including in Minnesota since 2014. He served as the chief of the fraud and public corruption section. … Thompson was born and raised in Minnesota and attended Gustavus Adolphus College before getting a law degree from Stanford Law School.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3Fl6ZS3
RESTITUTION: via Office of the Atty. General, VERBATIM: “Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison today announced that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is finally providing long-delayed restitution to victims of a predatory tech sales program in Minnesota and other states after their attorneys general pressed the agency for answers in May. … Unexplained delays at the CFPB kept those checks from being distributed to scam victims.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4jyk7Bk
TRANS SPORTS: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “Rep. Tom Emmer, one of the most powerful Republicans in the country, used his official House Majority Whip social media X account to retweet a post naming a transgender metro-area high school softball player whose team is set to advance to the state tournament this week. … The teen is at the center of a lawsuit that three metro-area Maple Grove and Farmington high school softball players have brought against Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and other state leaders in an effort to remove transgender athletes from competing. … Rep. Leigh Finke, DFL-St. Paul, the first trans person elected to the Minnesota Legislature, called Emmer's actions ‘gross’ and said she feared it makes a target of the athlete and her family.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/45Cgoz7
PRIDE: via AP News, VERBATIM: “Many U.S. corporations [including Target] this year stopped supporting Pride events that celebrate LGBTQ+ culture and rights, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in budget shortfalls ahead of the summer festivities and raising questions about corporate America’s commitment to the cause. … Twin Cities Pride ended its relationship with Target over the Minneapolis-based retailer’s curtailing of its DEI initiatives following a backlash from conservatives and the White House. … First-time donations from individuals, foundations and local businesses have increased following corporate America’s retreat. In Minneapolis, a crowdfunding campaign by Twin Cities Pride to fill a $50,000 funding gap raised more than $89,000.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4dGE73a
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)
WILDFIRES: via MPR News, VERBATIM: “Fire crews are making progress controlling wildfires burning north of Duluth and in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, but they’re being tested by hot, dry, windy conditions. … There are still 235 firefighters on the ground battling the Jenkins Creek Fire, which has consumed about 16,000 acres of forest near Hoyt Lakes, and the much smaller Horse River Fire, which has burned 13 acres in a remote area of the Boundary Waters. The Jenkins Creek Fire is 94 percent contained, as crews continue the slow, methodical work of finding and snuffing out hot spots within the vast area of the fire. The Horse River Fire is still completely uncontained.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4mHsUDC
MEASLES: via an MDH press release, VERBATIM: “Two new cases of measles were recently confirmed by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). The cases are unrelated and are Minnesota’s third and fourth confirmed measles cases in 2025. The first case is a Washington County adult whose vaccination status is unverified. The individual was exposed during domestic air travel outside of Minnesota. The second case is an unvaccinated child from Dakota County. … According to disease investigators, the child was infectious while at the theme park inside Mall of America (MOA) on May 24.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3Hjh0zx
C-SPAN: via a Sen. Amy Klobuchar press release, VERBATIM: “U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced a resolution to mark the 39th anniversary of C-SPAN 2’s first Senate broadcast on June 2, 1986. The resolution urges all television providers, including streaming services, to carry the network.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4mJWWXc
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)
HENN CTY: via KSTP, VERBATIM: “Eight months after Hennepin County announced it ‘effectively ended’ veteran homelessness, state data shows officials have maintained the milestone. There are still unhoused veterans in the county. However, none are experiencing long-term or chronic homelessness, and the Hennepin County Veteran Service office said it continues to connect veterans to permanent housing at a higher rate than veterans are coming into the homelessness system. … Minnesota is on track to become the fourth state in the country to ‘effectively end’ veteran homelessness statewide, according to the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3HgSH5w
RAMSEY CTY: via Pioneer Press, VERBATIM: “Ramsey County has established an Economic Development Authority, allowing the county to assist small businesses in areas such as technical, advisory services and expansion. The county’s Housing Redevelopment Authority previously was only able to fund specifically housing-related projects. With the addition of the EDA, the HRA’s levy funding now can be used more broadly, according to District 6 Commissioner Mai Chong Xiong. Small business programming, for example, would be allowed. The creation of the EDA is allowed due an omnibus bill signed last month by Gov. Tim Walz.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4mJoig8
BLOOMINGTON: via KSTP, VERBATIM: “More cities in the metro are considering cutting back on snow removal plans, and Bloomington is one of them. The city is considering not clearing a portion of the sidewalks next season. Currently, the city clears all the sidewalks around the city, which is about 260 miles of pavement, but now they are looking at ending the service for about 91 miles and giving the responsibility back to the property owners. Dave Hanson with the City of Bloomington…[said] one of the reasons for potential change is that it’s becoming too difficult to keep up with the city’s growing number of sidewalks. Hanson says it can take three days to get to certain areas.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3ZNR7OG
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)
ROCHESTER: via Rochester Post Bulletin, VERBATIM: “One of Rochester’s three requests for state funding of local infrastructure projects is shifting as the potential for action this year by the Minnesota Legislature appears unlikely. Heather Corcoran, Rochester’s legislative affairs and policy director, said she hasn’t ruled out state funding for projects this year, but guidelines require submitting next year’s request by June 13, which is likely ahead of a legislative decision. … Council members approved replacing a $1 million request for planning redevelopment efforts along the Zumbro River with a $5 million request to support planning and designing future reconstruction along Civic Center Drive.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/457QzHa
VIRGINIA: via Duluth News Tribune, VERBATIM: “The Virginia City Council voted [last week] to transfer ownership of Essentia’s previously leased clinic building in the city to the nonprofit health care system by 2029 for $1. In return, Essentia will pay the city’s outstanding $7.1 million bond obligation and relieve the city from the cost of a significant repair project — an overall $15 million commitment.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3ZMfrAq
(DISCLOSURE: Essentia Health is a client and sponsor of Fluence)
FREE AND LOW-COST FAMILY FUN: The beloved Flint Hills Family Festival is celebrating 25 years in downtown Saint Paul, May 30-31. This year’s festival, presented by the Ordway and Flint Hills Resources, welcomes outstanding headliners, including Grammy winners Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band and Ada Twist, Scientist, as well as the returning NOOMA, an Opera for Babies. Bring kids of all ages to enjoy free outdoor entertainment and activities, visit food trucks and take in an indoor show where tickets start at just $8. GET TICKETS: https://fluence-media.co/FHFestival (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources)
From yesterday’s Fluence newsletters:
TAXES: via Center for Fiscal Excellence, VERBATIM: “A tax bill agreement was reached on Friday, but who was doing the ‘agreeing’ and what [constituted] the agreement has raised some questions about its future. The ‘incredible notion,’ in the words of Senate leadership last week, that decision-making would be stripped away from the working group and their expertise excluded from the process is now quite credible. The leadership’s non-negotiables essentially comprise the entire contents of the 12-page tax bill: data center electricity exemption repeal, increase in cannabis gross receipts tax increase and local aid cannabis repeal, and R&D credit expansion.”
WFH: via Axios Twin Cities, VERBATIM: “Thousands of Minnesota state workers will return to the office on a more regular basis starting this week. … Those who do return may find their work digs less roomy than they were before the pandemic. That's because the state's long-term strategic facilities plan has aimed to reduce agencies' physical footprint, under the assumption that most state employees would continue to work remotely most of the time.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/43EQ6tt
AUTOMATION: via Brownfield, VERBATIM: “Automation is becoming more common in U.S. agriculture. University of Minnesota Precision Agriculture Center director Yuxin Miao says as farming becomes more intelligent and automated, less will be required of farm operators.” MIAO: “We hope artificial intelligence will help us to automatically identify the problems and make the decisions, prescriptions, and also implement that in the field.” LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/3HmtJS2
TODAY: Governor Tim Walz will meet with legislative leaders.
TODAY: via a joint press release, VERBATIM: “At 12:30 PM, [Hennepin County] Commissioner Irene Fernando, State Representative Esther Agbaje, and healthcare advocates will join Protect Our Care Minnesota to discuss the latest developments in [Medicaid]. … Speakers will highlight the devastating impact of gutting coverage for Minnesotans and hold Minnesota GOP Congress members accountable for voting to advance these.” The event is at 12:30 p.m.
TOMORROW: The Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE) union will hold an all-member picket in St. Paul on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. The event is intended to raise awareness about recent changes to work-from-home rules for state government employees.
THURSDAY: Former national security advisor and Minneapolis native Jake Sullivan will speak before the UMN Humphrey School of Public Affairs to “reflect on the Biden Administration’s policies and the future of America on the world stage,” per a release. The event is at 12:00 noon. DETAILS: https://fluence-media.co/45uhKMe
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
JUNE 14: Sen. Amy Klobuchar will be the keynote speaker at a New Hampshire Democratic Party dinner on June 14. She is reportedly traveling to support Chris Pappas’ Senate campaign. DETAILS: https://fluence-media.co/3HiY83C
JULY 14: via Indivisible Twin Cities, VERBATIM: “On June 14th, a local coalition including Indivisible Twin Cities, MN50501, Women’s March Minnesota, and MN AFL-CIO are organizing No Kings — Twin Cities, the largest rally in Minnesota to support this all-in moment for the pro-democracy, pro-worker movement. NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization.” The event is at 11:00 a.m. in St. Paul.
JULY 12: Gov. Tim Walz will be the keynote speaker at the South Dakota Democratic Party’s annual McGovern Day dinner on July 12 in Sioux Falls, SD.
BDAYS: DFL fundraiser Sam Kaplan, labor leader Brad Lehto, Planned Parenthood’s Emily Nachtigal
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