The DFL Debrief: A Minnesota Politics Podcast The Minnesota DFL Party

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! 

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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.

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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.