Wild lose.
Count me on team #NicoNation.
Midtown Global Market in Minneapolis is one of USA Today’s 20 finalists for the nation’s best public market. LIST: https://fluence-media.co/3FTIRWc
Minnesota’s first case of measles this year has been identified. STRIB: https://fluence-media.co/4c1E2pT
White House officials are privately considering firing national security adviser Mike Waltz after he leaked military intelligence in a group chat. POLITICO: https://fluence-media.co/43mEPzD
Small business confidence fell nearly 7 points in Q1. AXIOS: https://fluence-media.co/3Xx4PVj
Donald Trump signed an executive order to overhaul U.S. election rules, but challenges are expected because states have broad authority over their own rules. AP: https://fluence-media.co/3XyhcAp
Allison O’Toole announced she’s stepping down as CEO From Second Harvest.
I’ll be on Almanac from the Capitol tonight at 7pm with Mary Lahammer.
Happy National Spinach Day!
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WFH: via Office of the Governor, VERBATIM: “Governor Tim Walz today announced an update to the telework policy for state employees, requiring most state agency employees to work in-person for at least 50% of scheduled workdays beginning June 1. Around 60% of state employees already work in-person. … The policy change provides an exemption for employees who live more than 75 miles away from their primary work location. … This policy change supports the economic vitality of office districts like downtown Saint Paul.” WALZ: “Having more state employees in the office means that collaboration can happen more quickly and state agencies can build strong organizational cultures more easily.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/440sIZd
MORE: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “Many agencies have maintained a flexible remote work policy since the start of the pandemic. A survey of nearly 5,000 state employees in 2022 found that 82% said they prefer to be in the office one day a week or less. Agency leaders found offering flexibility helped with recruitment in a tight labor market. … In an email to employees announcing the change, Walz also said the change is ‘about maintaining good stewardship of state resources, including office space.’” READ: https://fluence-media.co/42fYFvf
REAX: via news release from MAPE and AFSCME, VERBATIM: “The Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 5, which together represent nearly 40,000 state workers across Minnesota, denounce Gov. Tim Walz’s unilateral decision to revoke teleworking agreements in place for state workers across Minnesota…via AFSCME Council 5 Executive Director Bart Andersen said, VERBATIM: “Let me be perfectly clear: as Executive Director of AFSCME Council 5, representing more than 18,000 state employees, we will not tolerate unilateral changes to our members’ work. The Administration’s decision to impose sweeping workplace policy changes without engaging our union and labor partners first is not just unacceptable—it’s an act of blatant disrespect. Our union members must have and deserve a seat at the table every step of the way. We are demanding full transparency and meaningful dialogue immediately. AFSCME Council 5, alongside our fellow labor union partners, will do whatever it takes to defend our members’ rights, safeguard their ability to work safely and effectively, and continue delivering high-quality public services for all Minnesotans.”
VERBATIM: “I am appalled and disgusted to see Governor Walz attempting to claw back telework agreements under the guise of ‘organic collaboration’ and ‘stewardship of office space,’” MAPE President Megan Dayton said. “Let’s call this what it really is: This is a unilateral move by a bad boss without consultation or consideration of the very staff he claims to care deeply about investing in. I never thought the same public worker attacks and micromanaging mannerisms of our federal administration would be mirrored in Minnesota. For administrators to unleash this kind of chaos on hard working employees when we’re about to start negotiating our next contract feels, at best, hypocritical, at mid, a strategic effort to erode the progress we’ve made to enhance our working conditions and productivity, and at worst, a short-sighted attempt at engineered attrition.”
KLOBUCHAR: Via Star Tribune, Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she is not interested in replacing Sen. Chuck Schumer as Senate Minority Leader despite Democratic calls for Schumer to step down. Per a Klobuchar spokesperson, STATEMENT: “Senator Schumer is the leader of the caucus. There were differences within the caucus about the path forward on the six-month budget, but Senator Klobuchar and Democrats in the Senate remain focused on working…to fight back against the extreme actions of this administration. Democrats have stood and will stand together.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4c0nJcS
LEADERS: Axios’ Torey Van Oot points out that yesterday Gov. Tim Walz had another meeting with state legislative leaders — his second one in the past two weeks, following Republican criticism that he has not been accessible enough compared to previous governors. The details of the Tuesday meeting are unknown at this time. TWEET: https://fluence-media.co/4221vCJ
HOUSING: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “Legislators are debating [housing] reforms as part of the ‘Yes to Homes’ package, a bipartisan-backed set of housing measures that would, among other things, require cities to permit more types of housing in more places. The changes include more zones mixing residential and commercial, and allowing more accessory dwellings, townhomes and duplexes. … But the pushback to the measures, similar to ones that failed last year, continues to be fierce, particularly among city officials who decry them as an attack on local control. … While the bills passed easily through the chambers' housing committees this month, they could face hurdles at their next stops: the local government-focused committees where many of the legislators are former city officials.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4j6uNXT
MORE: via an AFP-MN press release, VERBATIM: “Today, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) urged lawmakers to prioritize working on the Minnesota Starter Home Act (SF 2229) and other key housing reforms after the Senate committee [meeting] poised to discuss them was abruptly cancelled. … The move came after pressure from local cities looking to uphold the status quo. … As a member of the ‘Yes to Homes’ coalition, AFP-MN has testified before the House and Senate housing committees throughout this year’s legislative session to emphasize how excessive land-use regulations, costly mandates, and restrictive zoning laws artificially constrain the housing supply and drive up prices.”
SPECIAL ELECTION: via Office of the Governor, VERBATIM: “Governor Tim Walz today issued a writ of special election to fill a vacancy in Senate District 6. … A special election to fill the vacancy will be held on Tuesday, April 29. … If necessary, a special primary election for nomination of candidates will be held on Tuesday, April 15. … Affidavits of candidacy and nominating petitions may be filed…until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1.” The legislative session ends on May 19.
MORE: Per various news outlets, there are at least nine declared candidates in the special election for Senate District 6 — seven GOP and two DFL, meaning both parties are expected to hold competitive primaries on April 15. As seen in yesterday’s lunch take, Nicole “Nicky” Hardy is the second contender for the DFL nomination.
RESPONSIBLE GAMING: Legal sports betting platforms offer responsible game tools that offshore and illegal sports betting don’t offer. In fact, age verification is not required with most offshore providers. Learn more about why legalized sports betting is more responsible. WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4kgJoS4 (SPONSORED: Sports Betting Alliance)
VOTERS: via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “A Minnesota bill aims to target the types of cash incentives a group funded by Elon Musk is offering voters in Wisconsin ahead of a consequential state Supreme Court election. … Musk's super PAC is offering $100 to anyone in the battleground state who signs a petition against ‘activist judges.’ … [This] inspired Sen. Bonnie Westlin, DFL-Plymouth, to draft legislation prohibiting those incentives in Minnesota, she told lawmakers during a hearing on the bill Tuesday. … Sen. Warren Limmer, R-Maple Grove, joined all Democrats to move it forward. Its future, though, is uncertain [because] the House is tied.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4c4SzRF
FRAUD: via House Session Daily, VERBATIM: “Legislators continue to have concerns about the future of the Commerce Fraud Bureau’s work on white-collar crime and insurance fraud with its move to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The BCA handles violent crime cases well, but the Commerce Fraud Bureau is a different set of skills, said Rep. Tim O'Driscoll (R-Sartell). He believes keeping the bureau within the Department of Commerce would allow for flexibility to both regulate and investigate the insurance industry. Gov. Tim Walz moved the bureau to the BCA in a January executive order, [but] O’Driscoll sponsors HF2522 to reverse the move. … The House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee laid the bill over Tuesday for possible omnibus bill inclusion.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3QNuaX7
MORE: via WCCO Radio, Rep. Kristin Robbins on the differences between DFL and GOP fraud proposals. LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/4izYFMq
DRUG PRICES: via Forum News Service, VERBATIM: “Two bills heard recently by the Minnesota Health and Finance House Committee aim to make prescription drugs cheaper for patients. HF1075 [would] require pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to use drug rebates to reduce out-of-pocket costs. … HF1076 [would] require health carriers and PBMs to include and prioritize low-cost options for prescriptions in their coverage plans.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4iGXUkE
POLICE: via an MN House press release, VERBATIM: “Today, a bipartisan coalition of legislators from the Minnesota House and Senate introduced HF 2454/SF 2931, the Law Enforcement Scholarship Act. The legislation establishes a scholarship program for law enforcement officers and their dependents. The program would offer scholarships that cover a semester’s tuition when studying criminal justice, law enforcement, or a related field. After a press conference, the bill was then heard in the House Higher Education Committee, where it was laid over for possible inclusion in the committee’s budget.” BILL: https://fluence-media.co/4hRTQgl
TEACHERS: via Forum News Service, VERBATIM: “Minnesota lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have introduced bills to give K-12 teachers a larger pension and earlier access to it with retirement. … A bipartisan bill [would] make teachers eligible for early retirement benefits at 60 years old instead of 62. A Republican-led bill [would] allow retirees who are at least 62 to receive their pension without any reductions. Another bipartisan bill [would] make K-12 teachers eligible for an early retirement pension at 60 years old without any reductions to their pensions and require employers to contribute more to all teacher pension plans.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4joh1jJ
ABSENCES: via House Session Daily, VERBATIM: “School attendance problems, including chronic absenteeism, have been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic…[but] Rep. Heather Keeler (DFL-Moorhead) is working to stop that trend. Keeler sponsors HF2067 that, as amended, would modify several statutes related to student absences, including to whom a parent reports an absence and a definition of when a student is considered in attendance. … The House Education Policy Committee approved the bill on a voice vote Tuesday, and sent it to the House Floor.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4johRgn
HORSES: via Minnesota Reformer, VERBATIM: “The House Agriculture Committee heard testimony this week on a bipartisan bill that would write taxpayer-funded checks to thoroughbred owners every time their horses compete on a Minnesota track. The bill (HF 1540) allocates $7 million over the next two years for a pilot program that awards Minnesota-based thoroughbred owners $750 each day one of their horses starts a race. The money is doled out on a per-horse basis, meaning that an owner with three horses in competition would receive $2,250, regardless of how the horses perform. … The bill [was] laid over for possible inclusion in the upcoming state budget.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4kTvCVE
ICE CASTLES: via a Senate DFL press release, VERBATIM: “Senator Foung Hawj (DFL-St. Paul) presented a bill (SF 1763) to the Environment, Climate and Legacy Committee to provide Legacy funding to the ice castles and Winter Festival on Lake Phalen. … The St. Paul Winter Carnival is the oldest ongoing winter festival in the US, dating back to 1886. It attracts over 50,000 annual visitors.” BILL: https://fluence-media.co/41V8KxP
WAR CHAT: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s text chain that was shared with a journalist, divulging national security plans, has resulted in calls for his resignation just months into the Forest Lake native’s tenure leading the Pentagon. Democrats are seeking a full investigation into what happened -- and some want the resignations of Hegseth [and] National Security Adviser Mike Waltz. … Some Republicans also called for an investigation. But [Donald] Trump and other Republicans indicated Tuesday they plan to move on and are standing by Hegseth and Waltz. … The National Security Council confirmed the text chain was authentic.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/429dBu3
RESPONSES: State officials shared mixed reactions to the news seen in yesterday’s morning take that Minnesota native Pete Hegseth, the vice president and other cabinet members accidentally texted military intelligence to the editor of The Atlantic in a group chat. Most Democrats called for Hegseth’s resignation, while most Republicans downplayed the issue.
● Via a former GOP Sen. Norm Coleman interview, COLEMAN: “I think the calls for resignation are foolishness. … What you got here was, in the end, a public reveal of some very good policy and thoughtful policy discussions. So, no downside in that.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/429dBu3
● Via a DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar statement, KLOBUCHAR: “We leave the doors wide open to our adversaries when we are careless with sensitive military information. I voted against Secretary Hegseth’s nomination in the first place, and I don’t think he should be Defense Secretary [anymore].”
● Via a GOP Rep. Brad Finstad statement, FINSTAD: “Safeguarding classified information is critical to national security. While this situation is still under investigation, I am confident that the Trump Administration will take the necessary steps to address this and ensure it will not happen again.”
● Via a DFL Rep. Ilhan Omar statement, OMAR: “Pete Hegseth [is] an embarrassment to Minnesota. … His complete incompetence and blatantly illegal actions demonstrate he is grossly unfit to lead the Department of Defense. He should resign immediately for putting our national security and military personnel at risk.”
MORE: Retired Army Colonel David Hunt spoke to WCCO Radio about U.S. officials accidentally leaking military intelligence to The Atlantic, saying he thinks it’s an “unbelievable” security breach. HUNT: “You can't talk on a cellphone about extremely sensitive information, period. … Whatever the people that testified today want to say about [how] it's not classified, what they mean is it was declassified because of this scandal. It's absolutely 100% classified. Airmen were in harm's way. … It’s amateur hour at best and criminal at worst.” READ/LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/4iJxJdk
NRCC: via Punchbowl’s Jake Sherman, VERBATIM: “[Rep.] Tom Emmer announced $1.3M to the NRCC, $2M to candidates, members and NRCC. He is up to $1.8M to NRCC in Q1.” TWEET: https://fluence-media.co/41LgJNG
‘MY WHOLE LIFE CHANGED’ — EMPOWERMENT TRAINING OPENS PATHWAY INTO THE TRADES: Since 2019, a partnership between Five Skies Empowerment Training and Enbridge has broadened as unions, contractors and other groups look to connect Native American job seekers to meaningful careers. “They’re gonna open the door for you,” says Joel, a program graduate. “Before the 5 Skies program, I wasn’t aware there were so many opportunities,” explains Ashley. “My whole life changed,” says Melissa. Click here to submit an application, and find out more on upcoming training. WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3XoPg0D (SPONSORED: Enbridge)
POT: via an OCM press release, VERBATIM: “The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced today it has submitted its proposed rules governing legal cannabis for final approval – the next step in launching Minnesota’s new adult-use cannabis industry. … OCM can begin issuing cannabis business licenses once the rules are formally adopted. … OCM Interim Director Eric Taubel [said] ‘With the rules now in the hands of an administrative law judge for final approval, we’ve reached a crucial milestone. Following approval, prospective businesses will be able to complete their final steps and receive a cannabis license.’” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4iJkIjU
PSYCHEDELICS: via FOX 9, VERBATIM: “A new bill would erase criminal and civil penalties for the use and possession of psilocybin — often found in ‘magic mushrooms’ — for those 21 years old and older. [Advocates said] the bill would help ‘reduce the burden on the criminal justice system’ by allowing the personal use and cultivation of the psilocybin-containing mushrooms in a private residence. The proposal would also establish the Psychedelic Medicine Board ‘to ensure the safe and appropriate use of psilocybin in the state.’ It would in part be tasked with setting possession limits.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4249dwe
HEALTHCARE: via MPR News, VERBATIM: “Nearly half of the University of Minnesota Medical School’s class of 2025 is staying in the North Star State for residency. The school is hopeful this will help shore up the primary care provider pipeline. … Of the 217 U of M near-graduates [last week], 46% matched in a Minnesota residency program; 51% matched in primary care. Dr. Jeffrey Chipman, the University of Minnesota Medical School's senior associate dean of undergraduate medical education and an acute care surgeon, said some of those students are specifically in rural programs to help increase health care in greater Minnesota.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4hRMHN9
SLAUGHTER: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “As the pork and poultry industries cheer deregulation that will let them permanently increase the speed of production lines at slaughterhouses, workers say they’re already moving too fast. … Aster Abrahame, who trims loins at the JBS pork plant in Worthington, [said] ‘If it goes faster, more people will be injured.’ … The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it would let slaughterhouses permanently increase the rate at which animals are processed, [but] Abrahame, who has worked at the Worthington plant for a decade and is a union steward, said she sees too many injuries at the current rate of hog processing.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4hX3Uow
PERMITTING REFORM FOR RESPONSIBLE INDUSTRIES: Jobs for Minnesotans is committed to advancing responsible industrial projects through a predictable, timely and transparent permitting process. Broad permitting reform for all responsible industries is essential to strengthening Minnesota’s communities and advancing our state’s clean energy future. (SPONSORED: Jobs for Minnesotans)
EDUCATION: via MPR News, VERBATIM: “Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Monday the state filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the closure of the U.S. Department of Education. The move is part of a lawsuit with 20 other attorneys general filed after President Donald Trump announced plans to reduce the department’s workforce by 50 percent. Ellison says the court order is an attempt to stop mass layoffs and transfer of services at the education department.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3FINbaX
SETTLEMENT: via Office of the Atty. General, VERBATIM: “Attorney General Keith Ellison reached a settlement to resolve a lawsuit he filed against MV Realty in September 2024 that declares null and void so-called ‘Homeowner Benefit Agreements’ (‘HBAs’) with hidden oppressive terms that Minnesota homeowners were deceived into signing with MV Realty. A consent judgment filed in Ramsey County requires MV Realty to rescind, or cancel, any HBA still in effect. The order also requires that MV Realty contact each Minnesota county recorder with whom it attempted to enforce an HBA by recording documents on property titles and provide each recorder with an order declaring MV Realty’s HBAs null and void.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4iEOpT0
SCHOOL BUSES: via a Rep. Pete Stauber press release, VERBATIM: “This week, Representative Pete Stauber (MN-08) along with Representatives Rudy Yakym (IN-02), Seth Moulton (MA-06), and Julia Brownley (CA-26) introduced the Brake for Kids Act, legislation that will require the Department of Transportation to release a Public Service Announcement (PSA) on the dangers of illegally passing stopped school buses.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3FILsCv
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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STEARNS CTY: via St. Cloud Live, VERBATIM: “Work on Stearns County's new jail and justice continues as the county commissioners received an update on the project's progress ahead of their April 8 work session. During their Tuesday, March 25, meeting, commissioners spoke with county officials about design, construction and bidding updates. Following their open session, the commissioners had a closed session where they spoke to landowners about purchasing two parcels for the new county facilities. … County facilities manager Kevin Korneck [said] the project is on track.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4hQ7MaP
DULUTH: via Duluth News Tribune, VERBATIM: “Hundreds of people lined Minnesota Highway 61 on Tuesday morning between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Duluth laboratory and Lake Superior. Protesters urged the federal government to keep the facility open and offered support for its nearly 150 employees whose future was thrown into uncertainty last week when reports surfaced that the agency would cut its science and research arm.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3E1o5U4
OLIVIA: via West Central Tribune, VERBATIM: “Widely disseminated news that the BOLD School District is facing a projected $700,000 budget shortfall has created lots of difficulties for its transportation provider, the owner told the board. … ‘I feel that we were thrown under the bus,’ Joe Schieffert, owner of Superior Transportation, told members of the BOLD School Board at their regular meeting on Monday. He said he wants board members and the public to know that his company is not responsible for the school's fiscal dilemma. Transportation costs are on par with, if not slightly behind, those of last year. The school budget failed to account for the needed expenditures, according to information provided at the meeting.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3XuuXjv
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From yesterday’s Fluence newsletters:
FRAUD: via WCCO Radio, VERBATIM: “A new website allows Minnesotans to help report fraud in state government. House Fraud and Oversight committee chair Kristin Robbins says it's a secure website to allow whistleblowers to file reports confidentially. ‘Maybe they work in an agency, maybe they're a service provider, maybe they're a person who receives services,’ Robbins (R-Maple Grove) told Vineeta Sawkar on the WCCO Morning News.” READ/LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/4j1xXfz
FEMA: via Office of the Atty. General, VERBATIM: “Attorney General Keith Ellison joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in seeking a court order to force the Trump Administration to unfreeze essential funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Despite multiple court orders, including a preliminary injunction issued on March 6 blocking the Trump Administration from unlawfully freezing federal funds, the administration continues to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to states. … Ellison and the coalition filed a motion to enforce the preliminary injunction, seeking a court order requiring the administration to immediately stop the freezing of FEMA funds.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4iFZnYI
SALES TAX: Via a Senate DFL press release, Senate Taxes Committee Chair Ann Rest (DFL-New Hope) said she wants to wait until the 2026 legislative session to repurpose the Hennepin County sales tax that’s currently raising funds to retire the bonds to build Target Field. REST: “In 2024, no agreement was reached and I assured Hennepin County that a proposal spearheaded by the county that was also supported by the Minnesota Twins Organization and North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale could win support in 2025. They have worked hard and the county committed itself, in its legislative agenda, to do just that. But, after months of conversations, with no agreement reached, it is now time for a pause until 2026.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4iHe7qc
SESSION: House floor session at 12:15 p.m. No Senate floor session. HOUSE: Commerce hears the Consumer Grocery Pricing Fairness Act and a new state vehicle insurance program. Human Services will hear a bill for free phone calls in prison. Taxes will hear an expansion of the renter’s credit. Elections & Govt. Ops. hears changes to special election timings. SENATE: Health & Human Services will hear several child care updates. Education Policy hears a K-12 omnibus bill. Energy, Utilities, Env. & Climate hears an end to the community solar garden program. Human Services will hear regulations on private equity acquisitions of nursing homes. Transportation hears changes to electric vehicle laws. CALENDAR: https://fluence-media.co/4l3udf8
TODAY: Gov. Tim Walz, Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen and other state leaders announced they will hold a press conference today to “discuss the state’s efforts to respond to avian flu in Minnesota,” per a release. The event is at 12:45 p.m.
TODAY: Governor Tim Walz will speak at a Red Lake Nation event and join federal workers to highlight the impact of the Trump Administration’s firing of VA employees. In the afternoon he will meet with Marshall Mayor Bob Byrnes and meet with the Municipal Legislation Commission mayors, and speak at a SEIU event.
TODAY: Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced she will host her next stop on the “Kitchen Table Conversations” tour in Moorhead at 5:00 p.m. as part of her Senate campaign.
TODAY: A special meeting of the Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board will convene on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. to reorganize and elect a new board chair following the resignation of previous chair Sen. Justin Eichorn.
TOMORROW: via Melisa for Minnesota, VERBATIM: “Members of the press are invited to join Melisa López Franzen as she officially launches her campaign for the U.S. Senate. … Press will have the opportunity to hear directly from Melisa, engage with supporters, and cover an event that will shape the future of this election.” The event is at 6:00 p.m.
TOMORROW: Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced she will host her next stops on the “Kitchen Table Conversations” tour in Bemidji at 10:30 a.m. and in Brainerd at 2:00 p.m. as part of her Senate campaign.
TOMORROW: via New Justice Project, VERBATIM: “At 6:00 p.m., local community groups will be hosting a Northside Candidate Forum at Zion Baptist Church. Candidates for Minneapolis mayor, as well as those running for [city council] Ward 4 and 5, will be in attendance.”
SATURDAY: Attorney General Keith Ellison announced he will host a community forum on Saturday, March 29 in Waite Park to address “federal attacks on citizenship, privacy, funding, immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, abortion rights and more,” per a release. The event is at 12:00 noon.
APRIL 10: Citizens League will honor Peter Bell, former Metropolitan Council chair, and Sharon McMahon at the 2025 Civic Celebration. The annual Civic Celebration is an inspiring evening, gathering hundreds of Minnesotans from diverse backgrounds, parties and ideologies to celebrate our state’s enduring civic culture, leadership, and commitment to public service. REGISTER: https://fluence-media.co/3EKmNge (SPONSORED: Citizens League)
APRIL 21: via City of St. Paul, VERBATIM: “Mayor Melvin Carter will deliver his 2025 State of Our City Address Monday, April 21, 10 a.m., at the new North End Community Center. … His address will highlight the city’s shared success and outline key initiatives that will guide the future of our community. Following the address, all are welcome to stay for tours of the new North End Community Center, which will begin at approximately 11:30 a.m.”
MAY 12: The MN GOP announced its annual Lincoln Reagan Dinner will be held on May 12 with presidential adviser Alina Habba as the keynote speaker. DETAILS: https://fluence-media.co/41WJ7LK
BDAYS: journalist Rusty Ray, Rep. Spencer Igo, non profit leader Brian Joyce
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