1 week Ago By Mary Murphy
ST. PAUL — Minnesota Democrats say they will spend their annual legislative break hosting town halls across the state in a tour of gatherings to “Fight back Against Trump.” The town hall tour — planned for April 12-22 in St.
Paul, Duluth, Moorhead, St. Cloud, Minneapolis, Stillwater and the South Metro area — are intended to provide a place for discussion about actions by President Donald Trump and his administration, according to an April 4 press release. The press release included federal worker terminations, tariffs, proposed Medicaid cuts and possible dismantling of the Department of Education in potential town hall talking points.
ADVERTISEMENT Senate majority leader Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, who said she will be at almost all stops of the tour, said in a press release that the town halls aim to give Minnesotans a voice. “Minnesotans are struggling right now, and they are feeling the pain from the harmful and chaotic actions coming from Washington, D.
C.,” Murphy said. “We know it is hurting our economy and making it harder for us to balance the state budget .
.. Minnesotans want a voice in this uncertain time, and we will travel the state, listen to them, and give them that voice.
” Members of the public must RSVP in advance to attend any of the town halls, according to officials. The exact location of some of the events will not be shared publicly ahead of the town hall, but will be shared directly with individuals who RSVP. Officials said some location details were being withheld due to safety concerns.
St. Paul: Saturday, April 12 at 1 p.m.
at the Global Arts Plus–Upper Campus in St. Paul. Featured speakers include Rep.
Betty McCollum and local lawmakers. South Metro: Monday, April 14 at 6 p.m.
Speakers include Rep. Angie Craig and local lawmakers.Attendees must RSVP for location.
Duluth : Tuesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. at the Denfeld High School auditorium in Duluth.
Moorhead: Wednesday, April 16 at 3 p.m. at Concordia College in Moorhead.
ADVERTISEMENT St. Cloud: Thursday, April 17 at 7 p.m.
at the Great River Regional Library, in St. Cloud. Speakers include local lawmakers.
Minneapolis : Monday, April 21 at 7 p.m. Speakers include Rep.
Ilhan Omar and local lawmakers. Attendees must RSVP for location. Stillwater: Tuesday, April 22 at 6:30 p.
m. Featured speakers include Rep. Betty McCollum and local lawmakers.
Attendees must RSVP for location. Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, called the town halls an effort to “deflect” in a comment provided to Forum News Service. "If Democrats want to deflect from their abysmal record by talking about what’s happening in Washington, they can,” Demuth said.
“I’m focused on mitigating the consequences of their disastrous budgeting over the last two years, stopping the rampant fraud in state programs, and passing a balanced budget to rein in their runaway spending." Anyone interested in attending can RSVP by sending an email to [email protected].
gov. The Minnesota legislature's annual break ends April 23, when lawmakers will have just under a month to meet their May 18 deadline of passing a budget and bonding bill. ADVERTISEMENT.
