Wednesday 3/6
News from the Capitol
The Minnesota Legislature is hopping. There are lots of bills to pay attention to. Check them out here: https://cd2action.com/mn-legislative-calls-to-action-week-…/.
The Minnesota Legislature is hopping. There are lots of bills to pay attention to. Check them out here: https://cd2action.com/mn-legislative-calls-to-action-week-…/.
If you have the time, stop by the Capitol Building for a hearing. Give your state senator and House member a call about bills that are important to you. Remember, your state legislators work with a smaller pool of people so your voice matters.
Important (and easy) Call to Action
Republicans in the Minnesota legislature are refusing to release $5 million of federal money granted to Minnesota by the Help America Vote Act to improve election security. This just seems bonkers to me. Remember, Minnesota is one of 21 states that was targeted by hackers in 2016. We are the only state that has not accepted this money. Senator Mary Kiffmeyer, the chairwoman of the State Government Finance and Policy and Elections Committee, it at the center of this mess. CD2Action wrote a great review of what’s going on with this funding. Read about it here and follow the guidelines to make you voice heard. https://mailchi.mp/…/a-tale-of-two-bills-how-election-secur…
Republicans in the Minnesota legislature are refusing to release $5 million of federal money granted to Minnesota by the Help America Vote Act to improve election security. This just seems bonkers to me. Remember, Minnesota is one of 21 states that was targeted by hackers in 2016. We are the only state that has not accepted this money. Senator Mary Kiffmeyer, the chairwoman of the State Government Finance and Policy and Elections Committee, it at the center of this mess. CD2Action wrote a great review of what’s going on with this funding. Read about it here and follow the guidelines to make you voice heard. https://mailchi.mp/…/a-tale-of-two-bills-how-election-secur…
If you agree that Minnesota should have access to all the federal money allotted for election security, sign this petition here: https://www.change.org/p/committee-chair-senator-mary-kiffm…
State Government Finance and Policy and Elections Committee https://www.senate.mn/committees/committee_bio.php…
Check out this article from MPR that gives a nice overview of Minnesota’s 2019 legislative session. https://www.mprnews.org/…/guide-to-following-the-2019-legis…
Governor Walz’s Energy Plan
Gov. Walz announced his new energy plan on Monday. It outlines the goal to have fossil fuel-free electricity in Minnesota by 2050. Walz worked with utility companies to develop a strategy to move from coal toward energy sources like nuclear, solar, and/or wind. The proposal would bring Minnesota's energy policy in line with those of California and Hawaii, which both have goals of carbon-free electricity by 2050 or earlier.
https://www.mprnews.org/…/04/walz-carbon-free-electricity-2…
Watch the announcement here: https://www.facebook.com/GovTimWalz/videos/2390339940998850/
Gov. Walz announced his new energy plan on Monday. It outlines the goal to have fossil fuel-free electricity in Minnesota by 2050. Walz worked with utility companies to develop a strategy to move from coal toward energy sources like nuclear, solar, and/or wind. The proposal would bring Minnesota's energy policy in line with those of California and Hawaii, which both have goals of carbon-free electricity by 2050 or earlier.
https://www.mprnews.org/…/04/walz-carbon-free-electricity-2…
Watch the announcement here: https://www.facebook.com/GovTimWalz/videos/2390339940998850/
Study: Minnesota among leading states in bee protection
Minnesota ranks among the top states in the country for its work to protect declining bee and butterfly populations, according to a new study. We rant up there with California, Connecticut, and Vermont as leaders in protecting our precious pollinators.
https://www.kare11.com/…/89-a64c9842-4d97-46fa-82cb-a7fd608…
Minnesota ranks among the top states in the country for its work to protect declining bee and butterfly populations, according to a new study. We rant up there with California, Connecticut, and Vermont as leaders in protecting our precious pollinators.
https://www.kare11.com/…/89-a64c9842-4d97-46fa-82cb-a7fd608…
Special Election on March 19th
Did you know that there is a special election happening in District 11B on March 19th? The election is set to fill the seat vacated by Republican Jason Rarick who was elected as the District’s senator in February. Republican Nathan Nelson will be running against DFL candidate Tim Burkhardt. Read more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/…/2019_Minnesota_House_of_Represen…
https://www.sos.state.mn.us/…/house-district-11b-special-e…/
Did you know that there is a special election happening in District 11B on March 19th? The election is set to fill the seat vacated by Republican Jason Rarick who was elected as the District’s senator in February. Republican Nathan Nelson will be running against DFL candidate Tim Burkhardt. Read more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/…/2019_Minnesota_House_of_Represen…
https://www.sos.state.mn.us/…/house-district-11b-special-e…/
From Rogan’s List: It now appears that both Congress and the Senate have enough votes to reject the notion of Trump’s declaration of a national emergency which will tee up Trump for his first veto if he proceeds:https://www.reuters.com/…/congress-on-verge-of-rejecting-tr… andhttps://thehill.com/…/432560-gop-braces-for-showdown-on-wal… Let’s let our MoC know that we do not abide Trump’s abuse of power to fuel his racist wall promise and that we expect them to take part in a veto-proof majority in both chambers.
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 Walz https://mn.gov/governor/
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 Walz https://mn.gov/governor/
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