Thursday 5/24
There is so much chaos surrounding the White House that we are mainly focusing on local things today, because change starts at the local level, and the 2018 midterms cannot come soon enough.
1. Gov. Dayton vetoes Republican Tax and Ominbus Budget Bills
Today would be a good day to reach out and thank Governor Dayton for vetoing these bills and putting Minnesotans first.
“I am vetoing this bill because of its misguided priorities that give tax cuts to corporations and the wealthy over the education of our children,” said Governor Dayton in his veto letter on the Republican Tax Bill.
“This terrible bill and the resulting veto are your creations,” said Governor Dayton in his veto letter on the Republican Omnibus Budget Bill. “Never have I seen a legislative session so badly mismanaged, less transparent, and more beholden to monied special interests.”
2. Aim Higher Minnesota Act
The Aim HIgher Minnesota Act is legislation with long term solutions for what is failing in public schools. We need to keep our educators in the profession and provide resources for students so they can have a healthy, successful education. If this is important to you here’s a quick petition to sign.
3. Bus lanes for racial and class equality and climate action.
“Because of inaction to date, addressing climate change and building a more equitable society requires that we all urgently alter the way we live our lives and relate to our community. At the local level, our commitment to climate action and equity, or lack thereof, manifests in decisions like whether to put a bus lane on a highly traveled but excruciatingly slow bus route. With each decision, we collectively decide whether to move toward a more stable future or whether to double down on a status quo that surely leads to a less hospitable city and Earth.”
4.Vote At Home
“Vote-at-home (VAH) systems, using old-fashioned postal mail and paper ballots, are just better. They increase turnout and make voting a more positive experience. If progressives are looking for a simple, powerful way to reform voting and boost democracy, well, there’s one sitting right in front of them.”
“Progressives need a simple, powerful, and easily communicated electoral reform to cut through the complexity and rally voters. I think national VAH fits the bill, and as it happens, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden already has a bill written and ready to go: the Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act.”
“Such a reform would benefit almost everyone, but particularly populations that have difficulty getting to a polling place on a weekday (working mothers, the ill or elderly, low-income, etc.).”
This might be something to bring up to our Senators.
5. Blue Wave
Want to know the best way to get out the vote? It’s canvassing. Nothing beats face to face interaction with voters. Put on your walking shoes and join a local campaign in some lively door knocking. If we all do a little we can make a big difference. What we do in the next 5 months will affect our lives for years to come.
Want to volunteer for a campaign?
Here are the candidates in congressional district 2
Angie Craig: https://cd2action.com/congress/
State Congress for CD2: https://cd2action.com/minnesota-house/
District 3
Dean Phillips: https://www.facebook.com/deanphillipsforcongress/
State Congress for CD3: https://www.dfl3cd.org/candidates/
Sites to Check:
If Trump fires Mueller or Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, please be ready to take to the streets in protest.
CD2Action https://cd2action.com/, @CD2action
MN02 Congress Watch http://mn02congresswatch.org/
League of Women Voters MN https://lwvmn.org/
Klobuchar-202-224-3244
Smith (202) 224-5641
House of Representative switchboard: (202) 224-3121
MN Legislators: https://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/legislators
Resistbot: https://resistbot.io/
Governor Dayton- https://mn.gov/governor/contact-us/
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