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The Minnesota legislative session is officially wrapped and the DFL Debrief crew discusses some of their biggest takeaways from the historic work DFL lawmakers got done in the past 6 months.

This week, the Debrief crew discusses a new poll covering all things Minnesota politics, the fantastic education bill that just passed the legislature, and a ton more!If you like the pod, be sure to rate and review us wherever you listen! 

This week, Melisa López Franzen joined the DFL Debrief crew to discuss the paid family and medical leave program that just passed the Minnesota House and Senate! We also discuss the tuition-free college program for low-income families that just passed and a lot more!

This week on the DFL Debrief, we appreciate comedy stylings of Joe Biden, discuss cannabis legalization and paid family leave, and so much more.Be sure to rate and review the podcast wherever you listen and tell your friends and family!

This week, Joe Biden announced he's running for re-election, DFLers work to legalize cannabis, and Brian saves the Debrief.

Governor Walz delivers his State of the State, Senate Republicans take on necromancy, demonology, and the occult (yes, really), and Representative Mary Franson shares some interesting thoughts on one of the DFL Debrief's hosts!Trump NFTs: https://collecttrumpcards.com

This week, the DFL Debrief crew discusses what got done in the first 100 days of the DFL Trifecta! Spoiler alert: it's a lot. They also preview what DFLers will be working on for the rest of the legislative session.Here's the story Will referenced on Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic: https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/04/11/senate-majority-leader-dziedzic-looks-to-build-bridges-from-home

On Monday, April 3rd, President Biden visited Cummins’ Power Generation Facility in Fridley to discuss his Made in America agenda. Take a listen to his full remarks here.

A huge judicial win in Wisconsin, President Biden visits Friendly Fridley, and Sam the Intern has had enough of us. 

This week, we were thrilled to be joined by the one and only Sheletta Brundidge! Sheletta spoke with us about building power in the Black Community, organizing Black Entrepreneurs Day, and she shared an incredibly heart-warming story about her son. We won't spoil it, but it ends with him getting a letter from President Biden himself.It was a fantastic interview and we hope you have as much fun listening to it as we had recording it! To hear more from Sheletta and the other fantastic hosts on her podcast network, head to www.shelettamakesmelaugh.com! 

The DFL Debrief was live in Eagan Minnesota with Rep. Angie Craig, Rep. Liz Reyer, Senator Jim Carlson, and more fantastic guests! Be sure to tune in! 

In just over a week, Wisconsin will hold an election that will have a profound impact on the state and quite possibly the entire country. We discuss that election with Wisconsin Dems Chair Ben Wikler on this special episode of the DFL Debrief!To get involved and help save Wisconsin, head to wisdems.org/volunteer today!

This week, we were joined by Betty Folliard and Melisa López Franzen to discuss the Equal Rights Amendment, the DFL Senate bill to provide breakfast and lunch to all students (which was signed into law after we recorded this episode) and so much more.Be sure to rate and review us wherever you listen and tell your friends about the show!

This week, we break down some of the bills that DFLers have gotten signed into law, discuss a particularly fiery outburst from a Republican Representative, explain some cannabis math, and debut a new segment. Be sure to tune in! 

The Minnesota GOP got slapped with a massive fine for breaking campaign finance law, gun safety reform is debated at the Minnesota Capitol, and the surplus is even surplusier. All that and more on this week's episode of the DFL Debrief!

This week, we are joined by Alyse Maye Quade and Trista Schwind, co-directors of the forthcoming Wellstone Academy, a new program from the DFL where we will be training the next generation of political operatives to continue our long record of success. All of your Who, What, When, Where, and Why's will be answered as well as your "How do I apply for this?" questions! Check it out! 

House DFLers passed a bill that provides school meals for all Minnesota students. We think this is good because feeding kids, especially hungry kids, is good. Republicans have a slightly different perspective that we discuss.We also discuss DFL Chairman and Debrief Co-Host Ken Martin's re-election to lead the Minnesota DFL Party, and we talk about jobs for dogs.Be sure to tune in and share this excellent podcast with your friends, family, loved ones, coworkers, visitors, well-wishers, and distant relations.

Walter Hudson claims we worship some obscure Demon that we had to Google. Joe Biden gives a great SOTU speech while Republicans in attendance embarrass themselves. Rep. Andy Smith joins the DFL Hotseat and is very funny, even if he makes fun of the show.  The Facts of Vlad , is informative, as always. 

Abortion protections are law in Minnesota! On this week's show, we discuss the House and Senate passing the Protect Reproductive Options Act, or PRO Act. Shortly after we recorded the podcast, Governor Walz signed it into law!

This week, the Debrief, minus Brian Evans, welcomes former DFL Senate Leader Melisa Franzen. They discuss her game-plan after taking over leadership, and how she identified the right people to help right the ship and, ultimately, win the majority. Sen. Judy Seeberger then joins the show for our first ever installment of the DFL Legislative Hot Seat (cue intense music.) She survives the intense scrutiny and reviews her first few weeks as an elected legislator.