Opening Day for the Twins, keep them in bubble wrap.
Frost lose. Wild host Capitols. Last night Ovi had sushi at Billy Sushi.
Weekend storms will bring rain and snow. MAPS: https://fluence-media.co/4l4koxL
The Atlantic released a full transcript from the leaked cabinet group chat in response to White House claims that it contains no classified information. READ: https://fluence-media.co/42gDnO6
A European newspaper reports that the passwords, phone numbers and emails of several U.S. cabinet members can be found in public online databases. READ: https://fluence-media.co/4hOnsev
Donald Trump announced that 25% tariffs on all imported cars and auto parts will begin next week following a previous delay. NPR: https://fluence-media.co/4l8RJYs
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Medicaid Supports Health Care for All of Us. It 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: Medicaid in Minnesota – Protect MN Patients (SPONSORED: Minnesota Hospital Association)
RAISES: via KSTP, VERBATIM: “For just the second time since the Minnesota Legislature empowered it to determine pay raises for dozens of state officials, the state ‘Compensation Council’ recommends significant pay increases for the Minnesota governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state and state auditor. Under a draft report by the council reviewed by 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS, the governor’s salary would increase from $149,550 in fiscal year (FY) 2024 to $174,775 in FY 2025 and $200,000 in FY 2026. … A spokesman for Gov. Tim Walz [said] he will not take the proposed new raise if it’s adopted.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/43XDnnq
MORE: Via the proposal shared with KSTP, Minnesota officials would see the following raises if they accept the Compensation Council’s offers:
● Governor: $174,775 in FY 2025, $200,000 in FY 2026
● Lieutenant Governor: $101,123 in FY 2025, $105,038 in FY 2026
● Secretary of State: $136,059 in FY 2025, $145,000 in FY 2026
● Attorney General: $166,036 in FY 2025, $190,000 in FY 2026
● State Auditor: $132,238 in FY 2025, $137,358 in FY 2026
● OCM Executive Director: $188,047 in FY 2025, $195,568 in FY 2026
Judges would also receive 6% annual raises for two years. The full proposal is available online. READ: https://fluence-media.co/4iHWjLv
RESPONSE: via a GOP Chair Alex Plechash statement, PLECHASH: “Minnesota is facing a $6 billion deficit, education is failing, fraud is out of control — and now Democrats want to give massive raises to the [governor] and [lieutenant governor] while they campaign for other jobs. We’ve already paid House Democrats over $300,000 this session to not show up for work. Now the state’s top executives want a raise for not doing theirs. Minnesotans deserve leadership, not self-reward.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3DI7WTF
PUBLIC RECORDS: via KSTP, VERBATIM: "The so-called loophole that kept some public records hidden about a high-profile police chief who resigned while under investigation last year may soon be fixed at the state capitol. … State law says that when a public official resigns while under investigation, all the records related to it become public. But the Metropolitan Council has always maintained that [former Metro Transit Police Chief Ernest Morales] did not fit the definition of a ‘public official.’ … In a state House committee hearing on Wednesday, lawmakers voiced no opposition for a bill that would fix the issue. … Rep. Peggy Acomb (DFL), one of the authors of the bill, [said] the Metropolitan Council is the one that actually pushed to fix the law.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3DVuYpY
EMMER: Rep. Tom Emmer was interviewed on The Daily Signal’s podcast for an episode airing today. In a preview clip, Emmer said adding Gov. Tim Walz to the 2024 presidential ticket was “the singular greatest mistake” Democrats made in that election because “Walz is one of the most incompetent executives my state has ever seen.” PODCAST: https://fluence-media.co/4i77BYR
CRAIG: Rep. Angie Craig was interviewed on MSNBC’s “The Last Word” last night to discuss Republican-backed spending cuts. QUOTE: “People who get food assistance from SNAP get $6.20 a day, and $230 billion in cuts would take that back to about 5 bucks a day. … We’re talking about people who have children that they need to feed.” CLIP: https://fluence-media.co/4iYV22o
WALZ TOUR: On social media, Gov. Tim Walz posted a montage from his national town hall tour of attendees expressing concern about Pres. Donald Trump’s policies impacting their lives. The video — which does not advertise or advocate for a specific campaign — ends with Walz saying “I think elected officials have been too damn timid to stand up” and on-screen text that reads “Stand up. Fight back.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3XW3Xd5
ESSENTIA HEALTH INVESTS IN TWIN PORTS NURSES: Total payroll for Essentia Health Duluth-Superior nurses is $164 million, with $53 million paid in salary increases over the past 3 years. Essentia Health has also increased clinical support staff by 10% over the past 3 years, providing additional support for those nurses. Over half of Duluth area nurses have been with us for over 5 years and enjoy exceptional work-life balance. To join our team at Essentia Health, search for openings HERE: https://fluence-media.co/3FzLe0i (SPONSORED: Essentia Health)
UNION: via email to members MAPE plans a series of town hall meetings, a petition and calling on legislators and Gov. Tim Walz to reverse the “telework protections.” The petition includes a question for members, “Would you be willing to strike over telework protections?” EMAIL: https://fluence-media.co/4jbgQIp
WFH: Via MPR News, Gov. Tim Walz defended his proposal to add new restrictions to work-from-home rules for state employees, saying “the time seems right” for change despite union pushback and potential litigation, as seen in yesterday’s morning take. St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and House Speaker Lisa Demuth both praised the decision, but Megan Dayton, president of the MAPE union, called Walz “a bad boss.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3DICBQJ
● WALZ: “This is a talented workforce. I’m proud of them. I want to keep them. I also know there’s a lot of energy and ability that we can do when we’re in the office a portion of the time. … Each situation is individual. You work with your bosses. … This isn't just blanket coverage for everybody.”
● CARTER: “The governor and I have been in conversation about that for quite a bit. I appreciate his recognition of how important state employees are to our community…just in their presence, in addition to the work that they do. So that'll have an enormous impact on our community, on our downtown, on the restaurants.”
● DEMUTH: “We've watched businesses close — the grocery store right downtown, today is their last day. And I think having people gone…for five years is too long. So I was really pleased when the governor made that announcement.”
● DAYTON: “I never thought the same public worker attacks and micromanaging mannerisms of our federal administration would be mirrored in Minnesota. … This order from the governor is moving us backward, I think, in the name of fueling real estate developers and people with these spaces that are now empty.”
DOWNTOWN: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “The return of state employees to their offices in June, joining St. Paul city staff, could bring thousands of government workers back to downtown St. Paul. But will that turn around the city’s fortunes? … ‘It’s not going to be night and day,’ predicted Joe Furth, who owns Eclipse Records on Wabasha Street. ‘You can’t just do one thing. You’ve got to do multiple things.’ … The St. Paul Downtown Alliance wants to do just that: Better integrate office buildings in the central business district with more housing and entertainment.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3RmxI2J
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)
CARNAHAN: Via an MN DFL press release, an attorney for former GOP chair and Senate District 6 candidate Jennifer Carnahan sent the DFL a letter threatening to sue the party over a social media post highlighting Carnahan’s past connections to Anton Lazzaro. DFL executive director Heidi Kraus Kaplan said in a statement that the lawsuit is “absurd” and it will end in “failure” for Carnahan. READ: https://fluence-media.co/4hOefTk LETTER: https://fluence-media.co/4260x8H
DATA REQUESTS: via House Session Daily, VERBATIM: “Owatonna Public Schools has been overwhelmed the past three years with a large public data request, costing the district more than $400,000 and taking resources away from teaching students. … To save school districts and other government entities time and expense with data requests, Rep. Julie Greene (DFL-Edina) sponsors HF1999 that, as amended, would allow a public entity, like a school district, to provide data on a rolling basis. … Rep. Peggy Bennett (R-Albert Lea) agrees there is a problem, but said it needs to be solved carefully.” BENNETT: “We’re dealing with public transparency and we’re also dealing with fiscal responsibility with tax dollars. So, we’ve got to find that sweet spot.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3FHJJ0g
INSURANCE: via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “A proposal in the Minnesota Legislature would create a special car insurance program for low-income drivers who can't afford coverage. … To qualify for the ‘Minnesota Lifeline Insurance Program,’ drivers would need to make under 300% of the federal poverty level and have a license for three years and a clean driving record in that same time period. Premiums in Minnesota soared 58% last year, according to one estimate, marking one of the sharpest increases of any state in the country. … California, Hawaii and New Jersey have similar low-cost auto insurance programs, according to Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid. But it's unclear if Minnesota will actually join them this year.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3Y2WQPQ
CHILDCARE: via House Session Daily, VERBATIM: “People who work in child care say that licensing requirements and practices in Minnesota need an overhaul. As amended, HF2617 takes a run at that overhaul. Laid over Wednesday for possible inclusion in a later bill by the House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee, the bill would change current licensing requirements and direct the Department of Children, Youth and Families to propose new regulations for child care in Minnesota. It would allow child care providers the option to ask the department for guidance on a rule or statute on a correction order issued to them prior to requesting a reconsideration of the order.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/442hqDN
THE X: via Pioneer Press, VERBATIM: “St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and Craig Leipold, owner of the Minnesota Wild, again made their pitch to state lawmakers for nearly $400 million in state appropriation bonds to fund a makeover of the Xcel Energy Center. … They found a more receptive audience in a key Senate panel Tuesday than they did last week with a committee composed of House lawmakers. They also found a sponsor: State Sen. Clare Oumou Verbeten, DFL-St. Paul, has signed on as an author of the bill, which is still being composed and has yet to be formally introduced.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3Y3yVj8
FED FUNDS: via MPR News, VERBATIM: “Federal health officials [are] pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation. Minnesota health officials say the cut will amount to $226 million in grants to the state. … Minnesota’s health commissioner Dr. Brooke Cunningham called the move ‘sudden and unexpected.’ … Minneapolis’ health department said without the funding, ‘work supporting vaccination clinics and immunization education must cease immediately,’ according to a statement.” CUNNINGHAM: “It will take time to figure out all of the impacts of this action, but these cuts are a tremendous loss — made worse by the uncertainty and chaos that our federal partners have introduced into this process.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4iY8IuC
CHILD LABOR: via Minnesota Reformer, VERBATIM: “Child labor violations have increased significantly in Minnesota — and across the country — in recent years as a tight labor market has coincided with a surge in unaccompanied migrant children. The number of underage workers found to be employed in violation of child labor laws increased nearly fivefold in the United States and more than twofold in Minnesota from 2015 to 2023, according to a new report. … The reports’ authors tallied 81 minors involved in federal child labor violations in 2023 in Minnesota, up from 66 in 2022 and 33 in 2021.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4l3MCZj
JURIES: via MPR News, VERBATIM: “Minnesotans who are on probation or supervised release for felony convictions will soon be allowed to serve on juries following a recent decision by the Minnesota Supreme Court. … The court revised the state’s General Rules of Practice and the Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure to allow the recently incarcerated to serve on juries in criminal and civil cases as well as grand juries. In an order, Chief Justice Natalie Hudson cited comments from the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, writing that the change ‘would help facilitate successful reintegration and better public safety.’” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4liYXJw
LAWYERS: via Office of the Atty. General, VERBATIM: “In the face of President Donald Trump’s attacks on the legal community and the federal judiciary, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison today joined a coalition of 21 attorney generals from around the United States in issuing an open letter to America’s legal community to ‘stand together.’ … Ellison and the coalition reference five recent executive orders targeting law firms that have challenged the actions of President Trump and his administration and state that the orders are ‘unconstitutional on their face.’” READ: https://fluence-media.co/43XFBmM
‘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)
MPLS: via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “Some Minneapolis violence interrupters say new contracts with the city will gut their organizations by requiring them to operate under smaller budgets, with less staff and lower pay. … T.O.U.C.H Outreach is one of five nonprofits chosen by the Neighborhood Safety Department to get a one-year violence interrupter contract — pending City Council approval on Thursday. … Muhammad Abdul-Ahad, executive director of T.O.U.C.H, said the city is requiring him to have fewer violence interrupters, pay them less, and pay new benefits to employees. He expects he’ll have to reduce his staff from 32 to seven.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3QRGshc
ST PAUL: via Pioneer Press, VERBATIM: “Key votes on [several] hot-button issues loom before the St. Paul City Council, but the first order of business will be to appoint an interim and potentially tie-breaking seventh member, a process that has proven to be unexpectedly contentious. A divided city council voted 3-2 on Wednesday to recommend lobbyist and clean energy advocate Matt Privratsky for the newly vacant Ward 4 seat, following some pointed words between council members who said they were taken aback by the process. Their final vote on the five-month appointment will be held Friday.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4iXgNiY
UMN: via KARE 11, VERBATIM: “The University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy released research Wednesday that lays the groundwork for the first hormone-free male birth control pill to enter clinical trials. … The drug, called YCT-529, was 99% effective within four weeks in preventing pregnancies in mice trials, according to the University of Minnesota, [and] all test subjects regained fertility weeks after stopping the drug.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/43LiA6L
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)
DRUG PRICES: via a Sen. Amy Klobuchar press release, VERBATIM: “U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) [have] introduced the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act and the Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (Stop STALLING) Act, two bipartisan bills to reduce drug prices by promoting competition and taking on Big Pharma’s abuses of deals with competitors and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) petitions.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4hKUJXW
2A RIGHTS: via a Rep. Tom Emmer press release, VERBATIM: “Congressman Tom Emmer’s Firearm Due Process Protection Act, which is supported by 14 of his House Republican colleagues, passed out of the House Judiciary Committee markup. The legislation provides legal recourse for law-abiding Americans who were improperly denied the ability to legally purchase a firearm due to administrative errors during a background check.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4c5WttN
SPENDING: via a Rep. Angie Craig press release, VERBATIM: “U.S. Representative Angie Craig recently co-sponsored the Fighting Budget Waste Act to responsibly cut government spending and save taxpayers money. This bill will require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to review the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) annual report on federal programs with fragmented or redundant goals from the prior year in order to make them more efficient and reduce costs.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/41PUmXC
CRYPTO: via a Rep. Tom Emmer press release, VERBATIM: “Today, Congressman Tom Emmer reintroduced his bipartisan Securities Clarity Act with Congressman Darren Soto. The legislation will bring regulatory clarity to the digital assets ecosystem, providing market certainty for American innovators and investors and clear jurisdictional boundaries for regulators.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4l0lYRj
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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DULUTH: via Duluth News Tribune, VERBATIM: “Mayor Roger Reinert did not sugarcoat the financial realities confronting residents in the coming months. During his second ‘State of the City Address,’ Reinert acknowledged that if the city takes no corrective action, it will need to boost local property taxes by 16% in 2026 just to cover its bills, followed by another 8% hike the following year. … With the city reliant on the state for roughly one-third of its revenues and Minnesota facing down a deficit now projected to total $6 billion for the next biennium, Reinert said Duluth likely also will be lucky to hold onto the state funding it has received in the past.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/43Y3oTx
BEMIDJI: via Bemidji Pioneer, VERBATIM: “The Bemidji City Council was greeted by Bemidji Fire Department Fire Chief Justin Sherwood during [a] work session to discuss a staffing issue that has persisted over the last two decades. Presently, the department has nine full-time and 48 on-call firefighters and can only ensure one career firefighter per call — a national standard recommends a minimum of four firefighters per call. An increasing workload tied with a growing metro puts the fire department in a tough spot, [but] Sherwood laid out three possible options for the council to consider during the meeting.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3DRegrW
ST CLOUD: via St. Cloud Live, VERBATIM: “The St. Cloud City Council unanimously approved amendments to its animal control ordinance [this week] to revise the licensing process for potentially dangerous dogs. One of the main reasons for the change is a new software implementation, according to Matt O'Brien, the city's health director. … The change includes implementing an annual registration requirement for potentially dangerous dogs, a provision the city doesn't have in place, O'Brien said.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4l3YP0b
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From yesterday’s Fluence newsletters:
MN DOGE: via MPR News, VERBATIM: “Minnesota lawmakers are discussing the creation of a state commission similar to the federal Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. GOP Rep. Elliott Engen has a bill to create the Commission on Government Efficiency and Ethics. The commission would consist of a panel of six citizens who would investigate fraud in state agencies and potential conflicts of interest in the Legislature. Three members would be appointed by Republicans and three by Democrats.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3FH4E3D
IRRR: via an IRRR Board press release, VERBATIM: “At today's Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation (IRRR) Board meeting in St. Paul, Sen. Robert Farnsworth of Hibbing was elected chair. … Rep. Roger Skraba, vice chair of the IRRR Board, called the special meeting to reorganize the board and select a new chair following last week’s resignation by former Sen. Justin Eichorn. … Gov. Tim Walz called for an April 29 special election to fill the vacancy in Senate District 6. The person who wins that election will serve on the IRRR Board.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4l0jYIy
MPS: via MPR News, VERBATIM: “Minneapolis school board members Tuesday night began detailing difficult cuts they expect to make to close a $75 million budget gap for next school year, including cutting more than 100 positions tied to special education. District leaders had previously signaled school nutrition and special education would be affected by cuts. Some layoff notices had already been sent. As they met Tuesday night, the board’s finance committee said the total number of position cuts coming hadn’t been finalized.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3XV07AX
BIRD FLU: via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says there is a ‘unified front’ in the state's fight against bird flu, which was recently detected in a Stearns County dairy herd. Walz is seeking $4 million from the state budget to go to response efforts, while the University of Minnesota announced it has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fight H5N1.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4iIdn3W
SESSION: House floor session at 3:30 p.m. Senate floor session at 11:00 a.m. HOUSE: Commerce hears the “Omnibus Liquor Bill” and a requirement for insurers to provide copies of current policies. State Govt. hears a code of ethics for the legislature and an increase to its number of leadership positions. Judiciary & Civil Law hears a requirement for security cameras in childcare centers. SENATE: Taxes will hear a credit for converting underutilized buildings. Housing & Homelessness will hear several bills on affordable housing. Labor hears hospital nurse staffing requirements. Elections will hear a requirement to disclose crypto holdings on statements of economic interest and disclose original sources of campaign funds. CALENDAR: https://fluence-media.co/3DR2v4O
TODAY: Governor Walz will meet with the Catholic Bishops of Minnesota before he heads to Texas. At 6PM, he’ll co-host a town hall with former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke in Fort Bend County, TX.
TODAY: via news advisory from the House GOP, at 11:45 VERBATIM: “House GOP education leaders respond to governor’s budget recommendations and unveil "Save Our Schools" education plan.”
TODAY: 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.
TODAY: 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. DETAILS: https://fluence-media.co/4bYTiUG
TODAY: via City of Minneapolis, VERBATIM: “Minneapolis Council Members [Robin] Wonsley, [Jeremiah] Ellison, and [Jason] Chavez will gather alongside community leaders to speak on the ordinance banning algorithm rental price fixing that will be voted [on by the] City Council on Thursday.” The event is at 1:30 p.m.
TODAY: The Minnesota Dental Association announced that the 2025 Oral Health Showcase event, originally scheduled for Jan. 23, is happening today in the Capitol Rotunda at 9:00 a.m.
TODAY: 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 2: Attorney General Keith Ellison announced his participation in a rally to pass the Minnesota Medical Debt Reset Act in the state capitol on Wednesday, April 2 at 9:30 a.m. DETAILS: https://fluence-media.co/4cc81fa
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: lobbyist Rebecca Kanninen, Sen. Torrey Westrom
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