Timberwolves host Golden State tonight.
Minnesota Aurora opened training camp yesterday and will have their first practice today.
Pres. Donald Trump announced that the 2027 NFL Draft will be held in Washington, D.C. CBS: https://fluence-media.co/4k8lM16
The White House announced plans to pay undocumented migrants $1,000 plus travel assistance if they leave the U.S. voluntarily. AP: https://fluence-media.co/42KZM6H
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CD2: via news release from Klein for Congress, VERBATIM: “Minnesota State Senator Dr. Matt Klein (D- Mendota Heights) officially announced his candidacy for Congress in Minnesota’s Second Congressional District. A physician and public servant, Klein pledged to be a rational, solutions- oriented voice in Washington, committed to the people of Dakota, Scott, LeSueur, Rice, and Washington counties. KLEIN: “As a senator, I’ve worked across the aisle to pass common sense laws that protect Minnesotans from financial fraud and predatory lending, lower prescription drug costs by holding Big Pharma accountable, defend reproductive freedom, and make life more affordable for working families,” said Sen. Matt Klein. “Every day, I’m inspired by my neighbors—people who work hard, care for their families, and build stronger communities. In Congress, I’ll bring those same Minnesota values to Washington and show them what real problem-solving looks like.”..Klein emphasized his deep ties to Minnesota’s working families, shaped by his upbringing. His mother, a special education teacher, dedicated her career to caring for the most vulnerable, while his father, an insurance salesman, instilled in him the values of discipline and problem- solving.” VIDEO: https://fluence-media.co/44p6r7N
ENROLLMENT: The Star Tribune has an extensive analysis of K-12 student enrollment data in Minnesota. VERBATIM: “The state’s school-aged population could see a decline of about 5% over the next 15 years as birth rates slide. Some regions would see big losses, and less state aid, as a result, leading one veteran lawmaker to sum up the forecast as ‘dire.’ … Overall, K-12 enrollment is flat this year. But competition among schools is strong, and the number of students will be shrinking in the future. … [However], students of color are entering public school classrooms in steadily growing numbers. Minneapolis and St. Paul were among the school districts to benefit from increases in students identifying as Hispanic or Latino — so much so that both actually posted slight enrollment gains overall in 2024-25.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/44rPLfW
GRADUATION: Minnesota Education Commissioner Willie Jett will hold a virtual media briefing today at 1:30 p.m. to discuss the state’s latest data on K-12 graduation rates. The full dataset on graduation rates will be released publicly at midnight tonight.
SENATE RACE: via Flanagan for Senate, VERBATIM: “Today, U.S. Senate candidate Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan released a campaign kickoff video, laying out her background as a decades-long fighter for kids and families, leaning heavily into the economic wins and stability she has delivered. … In the video, Flanagan talks about her own life story as a kid who feared the bottom could fall out at any time and how she and her mom made it into the middle class thanks to federal programs like Medicaid, public housing, and SNAP.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4iHMpsp
CHAMPION: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “Members of a Minnesota Senate ethics committee took no action — to investigate or dismiss — a conflict-of-interest complaint against Senate President Bobby Joe Champion on Monday, deadlocking in a 2-2 vote. … Sen. Michael Kreun, R-Blaine, was the chief author of the ethics complaint against Champion and [said] it was ‘disappointing that partisanship won out today.’ … Sen. Sandy Pappas, DFL-St. Paul, was appointed to replace Champion on the subcommittee and [said] ‘In this case, I just don’t see that we can hold Sen. Champion to a standard that’s not really clear enough in our own rules.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3F3mtcZ
LIFELINE OF RURAL HEALTH CARE — WHY LOCAL PHARMACIES MATTER IN 340B: In the heart of Greater Minnesota, access to local 24/7 health care services isn’t just a necessity – it’s the cornerstone to vibrant rural communities. The 340B Drug Pricing Program has been instrumental in enabling nonprofit hospitals like Essentia Health to provide comprehensive, high-quality care to the state’s rural and underserved communities. Unfortunately, out-of-state pharmaceutical companies continue to blatantly ignore Minnesota’s law that protects safety net providers’ access to 340B discounted drugs. Legislators should stand up to these drug manufacturers and protect the 340B Program, ensuring that Minnesota’s rural communities continue to have access to life-saving — and community sustaining — health care services. LEARN MORE: https://fluence-media.co/42D8kLo (SPONSORED: Essentia Health)
BUDGET: via KSTP, VERBATIM: “Governor Tim Walz and legislative leaders met a couple of times on Monday, trying to reach an agreement on overall budget spending targets with less than two weeks to go in the session. No major progress was reported in those meetings. However, the Minnesota House did finally take up the human services finance bill, one of the major budget bills that needs to pass by the May 19 deadline. It reduces projected spending in human services by about $1.3 billion, but preserves funding for nursing homes. It passed early Monday night on a vote of 109-25. They still need to reach a compromise on human services with the Minnesota Senate.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4iQjQZU
MORE: via FOX 9, VERBATIM: “Leaders from both parties agree the education and healthcare budgets are the threads that could unravel the entire budget sweater. … In the education bill, the GOP insists on ending unemployment benefits for seasonal school workers in 2028. … In the healthcare bill, the fight is over whether to continue allowing undocumented migrants to get coverage through MinnesotaCare. … May 19 is the end of the session, but June 30 is the deadline to avoid a government shutdown, so [lawmakers] may need a special session.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4iSzpR5
MORE: State Sen. Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) was interviewed on Fox Business to discuss the stalemate in the Minnesota Legislature on providing Medicaid benefits to migrants without legal status. RASMUSSON: “The sad thing here in Minnesota is that Gov. [Tim] Walz and his budget this year is proposing a billion dollars in cuts to Minnesota nursing homes and for services for families with disabilities, but he is sticking by his taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal immigrants and is refusing to cut a dime there.” CLIP: https://fluence-media.co/4m8GaRE
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)
TAXES/FEES: via MPR, VERBATIM: “Republicans say they are not willing to raise taxes this session, but there might be wiggle room for something tax-adverse Gov. Tim Pawlenty used to boost revenue — fees. Rep. Paul Torkelson, R-Hanska, who co-chairs the ways and means committee, said…fees were popular in Pawlenty's budget work. How they might be used in this budget is not yet clear.” TORKELSON: “Tax increases are not on table from our perspective, but how you define a tax increase is, as you know, a bit of a language semantics issue. So we are certainly solid on that no tax increase issue, but stay tuned.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/436DdZ2
FRAUD: via House Session Daily, VERBATIM: “A pair of solution-seeking bills were heard Monday by the House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee on an informational basis. Rep. Kristin Robbins (R-Maple Grove), the committee chair, sponsors both bills. As amended, HF2891 would require the Department of Administration to create an exam and continuing education requirements for employees seeking to be certified to oversee state grants. … They [also] heard HF3043, [an] anti-kickback proposal that aims to mirror federal health care-related law that, in part, would make it illegal to solicit or receive something of value in exchange for awarding or facilitating the awarding of a state grant.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/44ql1vM
MENTAL HEALTH: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “Hundreds of kids and adults across Minnesota can’t access timely mental health services and are stuck in hospitals, juvenile detention centers and jails. … [But] families, social workers and advocates [say] plans at the Capitol could be ‘transformational’ in preventing provider closures and expanding programs. … [Legislative] spending proposals contain changes that could help tackle what is often referred to as the ‘boarding’ problem, where people spend weeks or months — sometimes more than a year — in hospitals or corrections facilities, waiting for a mental health facility willing and able to take them. For those immersed in that crisis, one idea stands out: Raising reimbursement rates.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3GSvsOG
POT: via House Session Daily, VERBATIM: “The House quickly gave its OK for the omnibus cannabis policy bill with little debate Monday. The bill would mostly make technical changes to the state’s cannabis laws. … The House amended HF1615/SF2370* with a delete-all amendment to insert the House language. Passed 82-50, the bill returns to the Senate for concurrence. A conference committee is expected to work out the differences. … Among its policy changes, the bill would remove the requirement that beverages with no more than 10 milligrams of THC be labeled as two servings, create a lower-potency hemp wholesaler license and give visiting patients to Minnesota the same rights as medical cannabis patients in the state.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4m7Ucms
MORE: via an OCM press release, VERBATIM: “Today, the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced it will hold license application lotteries on June 5 for social equity and general applicants for three license types critical to establishing the supply chain in the state’s emerging adult-use market: cannabis cultivator, cannabis manufacturer, and cannabis mezzobusiness. The office will also hold a lottery for social equity applicants (SEAs) applying for a cannabis retailer license on June 5. … A lottery for general applicants for the cannabis retailer license—which includes a second chance for social equity applicants not selected in the first lottery—will follow in July.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3YscpRy
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: https://fluence-media.co/4lNcE3n (SPONSORED: Minnesota Insurance and Financial Services Council)
LAWSUITS: via MinnPost, VERBATIM: “[Donald Trump’s] administration has been sued nearly 200 times during the president’s first 100 days in office, and new lawsuits are being filed nearly every day. Judges [have] ruled against the Trump Administration 70 times and left his policies in effect in 47 other instances, with 63 cases remaining to be resolved. … Cases making their way in federal courts to the Supreme Court include several Minnesota has joined as part of a coalition of Democratic states. … Peter Larsen, a law professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, [said] ‘Trump will continue to push against the court until the Supreme Court breaks or the court pushes back forcefully, at which point it will be up to Congress on how to respond.’” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3EVYNHs
HHS: via Office of the Atty. General, VERBATIM: “Attorney General Keith Ellison today joined 18 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and other Trump Administration officials to stop the dismantling of HHS. … The attorneys general argue that Secretary Kennedy and the Trump Administration have robbed HHS of the resources necessary to effectively serve the American people and will be asking the court to halt further dismantling and restore key program operations. … The attorneys general allege that by taking these actions without congressional approval, the administration is disregarding the constitutional separation of powers.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3RSi8wa
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)
MINING: via MPR News, VERBATIM: “[Last week], the House Committee on Natural Resources published its portion of the budget reconciliation bill. … The draft language includes a bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber to rescind a 20-year mining moratorium that covers a large swath of federal land south of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, including the area southeast of Ely along Birch Lake where Twin Metals proposes to dig its underground mine. The proposal would also reinstate two federal mineral leases to Twin Metals that the Biden Administration had revoked, and it would eliminate the ability of environmental groups, tribes and other mining opponents to sue. … The House Natural Resources Committee meets Tuesday to vote on the language.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4d3RYjC
DOJ: AP News has an update on the report, seen in yesterday’s morning take, that the Department of Justice plans to investigate the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office. VERBATIM: “The investigation [was announced] in a social media post Saturday night [sharing] a letter from Attorney General Pam Bondi to Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, dated Friday. … The letter, released to the Associated Press by the Justice Department on Monday, said the investigation was triggered by a new policy adopted by the county attorney [saying] prosecutors should consider the ‘whole person, including their racial identity and age.’ … Moriarty’s office got the Justice Department letter via email on Monday. … The federal inquiry will be a ‘pattern or practice’ investigation, Bondi’s letter said. That’s the same kind of probe that the Justice Department conducted of the Minneapolis Police Department [in 2020].” READ: https://fluence-media.co/44rTY3e
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)
FED FUNDS: via MPR News, VERBATIM: “Late in the evening on Friday, May 2, Amy Thomas, chief operating officer of Penumbra Theatre in St. Paul, received an email from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency that provides tens of millions of dollars in grants each year to arts organizations and projects. ‘We received an email, like many other organizations, late Friday night that let us know that our NEA grant was effectively terminated,’ Thomas says. The grant was for $55,000. … The NEA also terminated a $10,000 grant to Ananya Dance Theatre in St. Paul. … Other Minnesota arts organizations [saying] their 2025 grants have been terminated [include] St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Ragamala Dance Company, TU Dance Center, Theatre Novi Most and Theater Mu.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4mhchi2
MORE: via Bring Me The News, VERBATIM: “The local nonprofit behind plans to open a Minnesota Latino Museum in St. Paul say they'll continue on with their efforts despite losing a federal grant. … The Trump Administration has begun canceling National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grants, impacting hundreds of arts organizations nationwide. The president revealed wider plans over the weekend to scrap the NEA entirely. … In 2023, over 40 NEA grants were distributed in Minnesota.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4jGpZZR
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)
GROCERIES: via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “Grocery prices are taking a bigger bite out of family budgets in Minnesota compared to almost anywhere else. According to a new study from SmartAsset, the Twin Cities ranked third for the biggest year-over-year [price] jump in the latest numbers available. … [Metro] prices overall are up 4.2%. The price of eggs and meat is up 4.8%, cereal is up 2%, and produce in the metro saw the highest increase in the country at 6.9%.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3RPKWW5
FLU: via WCCO Radio, VERBATIM: “More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, with a record amount of flu-related deaths and hospitalizations in some states, including Minnesota. The 216 national pediatric deaths reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eclipse the 207 reported last year. … Minnesota had four pediatric deaths, matching last year's total. … The biggest spike in flu activity started in late December, according to Minnesota Department of Health epidemiologist supervisor Melissa McMahon, who oversees the influenza surveillance programs. The good news is that [flu] season is now winding down.” READ/LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/4iLf7IT
GRANTS: via a BWSR press release, VERBATIM: “The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) is now accepting grant applications for the Clean Water Legacy Partners Program, which seeks to protect, enhance and restore water quality throughout the state. Tribal Governments and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are eligible to apply for this round of funding. … A total of $1.066 million from the Clean Water Fund is available: $272,000 is available for NGOs and $794,000 is available for Tribes. Grant requests must be between $50,000 and $250,000.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4iOrILo
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)
ST PAUL: via Pioneer Press, VERBATIM: “Calling criminal charges too time-consuming and heavy-handed for many infractions, St. Paul city officials have long wanted more tools to hold accountable errant landlords who let their properties lapse into disrepair. … The St. Paul Charter Commission last December supported amending the city charter to allow the city council to impose administrative citations, or non-criminal fines and civil penalties for those who break city ordinances. … [Now], opponents of administrative citations have obtained upwards of the 2,000 petition signatures needed to stall the proposed charter amendment and force it onto the city’s public ballot this fall, putting the question of a charter change before St. Paul voters during what’s likely to be a low turnout election.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/430Qnqd
WASH CTY: Via Pioneer Press, some patrons of the Keystone Woods Wildlife Management Area in Washington County are questioning why the Minnesota Federation of Field Trial Clubs has been allowed to temporarily use the land for hunting dog training until Aug. 31. VERBATIM: “The lease allows dogs to be off-leash on the 340 acres during a time (April 15 to July 15) when bird-nesting season normally requires dogs to be leashed in Wildlife Management Areas. It also allows for the use of non-toxic ammunition, release/taking of live birds and motor-vehicle use within the 340 acres, which also are not typically allowed in a Wildlife Management Area. … Conservation advocates say the land…has special ecological significance [for] endangered species.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/42ZG31N
SLP: via KARE 11, VERBATIM: “The City of St. Louis Park is pushing back against the woman who filed a lawsuit over her next-door neighbor's basketball hoop, claiming she hasn't presented enough evidence to back her claim that it violates the city's zoning ordinance, according to court documents. The city filed a memorandum Monday opposing the temporary injunction, [arguing] that [the plaintiff] failed to cite any authority to back her claim that the hoop's location violated the city's ordinance, and added that she's attempting to ‘constrain the play of children in their own driveway.’” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/42NY6cE
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
Follow on your favorite podcast platform, or at www.TheDailyAgenda.com/Podcasts. (SPONSORED: Minnesota Telecom Alliance)
ROCHESTER: via Rochester Post Bulletin, VERBATIM: “A potential trial date for a complaint questioning the election status of Rochester City Council member Andy Friederichs has been set for late November. Olmsted County District Judge Erin Lindhart Felten set the potential Nov. 24 trial date during a scheduling conference on Monday, but she anticipates receiving a motion to dismiss later this summer.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/44IBGLh
ST CLOUD: via KSTP, VERBATIM: “A historic building in downtown St. Cloud is getting a new life, helping start up new businesses. On Wednesday, Stageworks will hold its grand opening in the Davidson Opera House. Stageworks will be a hybrid entrepreneur center offering flexible, lower-cost rentals and pop-up space. … Stageworks will also offer entrepreneurs one-on-one coaching and matchmaking events.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4jNuDpg
DULUTH: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “Falastin, a popular pop-up turned market and deli serving Palestinian food, has announced that it is closing May 10 after about a year as a brick-and-mortar in the Lakeside neighborhood. … It is Duluth’s first Palestinian cafe. … Falastin’s owners did not respond to messages, but said in a release that they were grateful for the opportunity to share their food and culture and become an ‘integral part of this welcoming community.’” READ: https://fluence-media.co/44VPpOF
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From yesterday’s Fluence newsletters:
WFH: via Axios Twin Cities, VERBATIM: “The thousands of state workers being called back into the office half of the time starting June 1 are likely to find increasingly tight workspaces. Gov. Tim Walz's surprise return-to-office mandate is in stark contrast to his administration's 2023 plan, which assumed a largely remote workforce would allow the state to drastically reduce its office space. DAYTON: ‘Almost every agency across the board has shed space following that [2023] plan,’ Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE) president Megan Dayton told Axios. ‘There is absolutely zero plan, as far as we can tell, to reabsorb thousands of employees across agencies.’" READ: https://fluence-media.co/42IQBUd
HOUSING: via Minnesota Reformer, VERBATIM: “A legislative effort to make it easier and cheaper to build houses and apartments is all but dead for the year. A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and advocates entered the legislative session with an ambitious but carefully-crafted set of bills to remake Minnesota’s zoning and land use rules, opening up construction of more homes and apartments across the state. The coalition’s chances of passing meaningful zoning reform likely ended Thursday when four Democrats and two Republicans in a Senate committee voted against an amendment that contained a bare-bones version of the package.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3EFyvJD
PRIVATE SCHOOLS: via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “Since 1969, Minnesota private school children have been eligible for a taxpayer funded transportation stipend. In the 1970s, another taxpayer-paid stipend was added for books, nurses and counselors. The transportation stipend is $500 to $600 and aid per pupil for textbooks, nurses and counselors is $540 a year, for a grand total of $1,140 per pupil. Statewide, the subsidy amounts to $109 million a year, [so] Gov. Tim Walz wants to eliminate the subsidy because of a future budget deficit that is estimated at $6 billion.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3GDDBqh
SESSION: No House floor session. No Senate floor session. CONFERENCE: A conference committee hears the omnibus bills for judiciary, public safety and corrections. HOUSE: Workforce, Labor & Econ. Dev. hears Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council recommendations and the labor and industry omnibus bill. Taxes will hear omnibus bills for taxes, exemptions and debt financing. Capital Investment hears three omnibus bills. SENATE: Taxes will hear a presentation by the Minneapolis Sports Facilities Authority and an appropriations bill for said organization. CALENDAR: https://fluence-media.co/4jJT72y
TODAY: Governor Tim Walz will have meetings with Minnesota Farm Bureau leadership and legislative leaders.
TODAY: 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.”
TODAY: via an MDE advisory, VERBATIM: “The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) will release Minnesota's graduation rates for the Class of 2024 Wednesday, May 7, 2025. The results will be released in the Minnesota Report Card, in MDE's Data Center and via news release Wednesday morning. Prior to the release, MDE is offering media access to the embargoed data and news release at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 6, and will hold an embargoed virtual statewide media briefing led by Commissioner Willie Jett at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 6.”
TODAY: via an SEIU advisory, VERBATIM: “At 2:00 p.m. in the Capitol Rotunda, hundreds of Minnesotans from across the state will rally under the banner Hands Off Our Future to demand action on healthcare, immigrant rights, and climate solutions. … Speakers will include frontline workers, organizers, faith leaders, and policy advocates calling for bold investment in the people and communities too often left behind.”
MAY 12: via an ISAIAH advisory, VERBATIM: “Childcare providers, parents, teachers, community members, and legislators will participate in a rally and press conference at the Capitol [addressing] cuts to federal funding for state programs, notably the threat of the elimination of Head Start. … This event is being held in conjunction with National Day Without Child Care events across the country on Monday, May 12.” The event is at 2:00 p.m.
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
BDAYS: lobbyist Cap O’Rourke, man about town Todd Walker
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