Celebrated Juneteenth in Roseville today! Many thanks to Do Good Roseville, the City of Roseville and all the volunteers for putting on this event ❤️

Thanks to all who joined our SD66 Pride Town Hall last night!

I’m excited to share my End of Biennium Report! Go to tinyurl.com/covbiennium to view. Paper copies are available at my office.

🎖️ Honored to receive the Black Political Power Award from the Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity on Juneteenth! Standing alongside these powerful Black women filled me with pride and hope for our state. Let's continue fighting for racial justice. 🙌🏽

Celebrated Independence Day with neighbors in St. Anthony Park this morning. Loved seeing so many familiar faces along the 4th in the Park parade route. Happy Fourth! 🇺🇸

Philando Castile Candlelight Vigil. Today marks 8 years. #BlackLivesMatter

Beautiful night to celebrate Philando Castile Unity Day with neighbors in Falcon Heights ❤️

🏡 MN’s first-gen homebuyer downpayment assistance programs are now open. Yesterday, we celebrated the announcement alongside first-generation homebuyer Phillip. Esther Agbaje for State Rep. and I authored this bill to tackle the racial homeownership gap. Learn more at firstgendpa.org

🎉 Today, we celebrated the signing of the Minnesota African American Family Preservation Act into law! I’m so grateful for Bobby Joe Champion, Rep Esther Agbaje for State Rep., and all the advocates who made this possible. Let’s keep our families together. ❤️

Great to be at the MN Building Trades Convention in Rochester today! I'm so proud of our work on the employer misclassification fraud bill last session. And, it's always an honor to stand with my NCSRCC Carpenters union family. #UnionStrong

It’s hard to afford your life when your employer pretends you're an independent contractor, instead of an employee, to cheat you out of the pay and benefits you've earned. We call this employer misclassification fraud and Minnesota just passed a law cracking down on it. #mnleg

Today CTUL Board Member Roberto Jacobo joined Governor Tim Walz Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan to celebrate new legislation that strengthens protections for workers and government enforcement of misclassification. Thank you Emma Greenman Senator Clare Oumou Verbeten Attorney General Keith Ellison for standing up for workers!

Employer misclassification fraud harms workers, businesses, and the community as a whole. Thanks to a collaborative effort, including Attorney General Keith Ellison and our labor partners, Rep. Emma Greenman and I passed nation leading legislation to combat this fraud. Loved celebrating this win 💪🏽

This morning, I joined AEDS and Sandy Pappas for the opening ceremony of the Little Africa Plaza. The Plaza will house the AEDS office, an African grocery, retail space and a museum. I can’t wait to see the final project!

Naefertiti Doran Schrantz One of MN’s first Black woman Senators in state history Senator Clare Oumou Verbeten fought hard for this change for incarcerated people and their families in partnership w/the Governor. We are really proud of her, and of seeing all of this good work get lifted up.

Tomorrow is the State Primary. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Find your polling place, sample ballot and more info at mnvotes.org.

Polls are open until 8 p.m. on August 13 for Minnesota's Primary Election! Find your polling place at mnvotes.gov/pollfinder.

🎉 Record-breaking 2024 #LIUNA Family FunRaiser! 1000+ members joined, raising $45K for charities. Huge thanks to volunteers, supporters, and special guests Peggy Flanagan, Erin Murphy, @senclareoumou! We are proud to #BuildTheNorth and give back. 💪🏗️❤️ #LIUNACares

.Roseville Area Schools is committed to equity in education! Dr. Anton Treuer delivered an inspiring keynote at the All-Staff Welcome Back Event this morning, urging educators to embrace the cultural languages of our students. Another great kickoff to the school year! #ChooseRoseville

Living just a few blocks away, I know firsthand the traffic and congestion the State Fair brings. That's why I authored legislation requiring the State Fair to develop a comprehensive transportation plan. This will benefit neighbors, fairgoers, workers and volunteers alike.