HCDP Meeting Tomorrow, Hands Off! Rally & March on Saturday

APRIL POTLUCK & MONTHLY MEETING TOMORROW

Join us for our monthly meeting at 7 PM tomorrow, Wednesday April 2 at the Super 8 in Houghton.  

• Potluck starts at 6 PM. Bring a dish to share if you can, or just stop in and enjoy some quality time with your fellow Dems before we settle down to business at 7. 

• Remote attendance is available by Zoom. Click here at 7 PM Wednesday to attend by Zoom. 

Membership in the Houghton County Democratic Party is encouraged, but not required, to attend meetings. We welcome all Houghton County residents who support progressive Democratic government to attend our meetings and events and also to become involved.

LOCAL ACTION - HANDS OFF! POSTER MAKING NIGHT

KEWEENAW INDIVISIBLE

Hands Off! Poster Making Night is tonight, starting at 7 PM at the Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Houghton (604 Bridge Street).

Come out and make posters for the Hands Off! rally and march on Saturday.

LOCAL ACTION - HANDS OFF! RALLY & MARCH ON SATURDAY APRIL 5TH

KEWEENAW INDIVISIBLE

Here’s an update on the Keweenaw Indivisible’s local plans as part of the nationwide HANDS OFF Event this Saturday April 5. The local event begins at noon with a rally and speakers at the Bridge in Houghton.

KEWEENAW INDIVISIBLE HOPES TO INSPIRE A LARGE TURNOUT FOR THIS EVENT. LET’S BUILD ON THE RALLIES AND MARCHES OF THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND TURN OUT IN FORCE!

REMINDER: YOOPERS FOR UKRAINE WEEKLY BRIDGE MARCH

YOOPERS FOR UKRAINE

Just a reminder that Yoopers for Ukraine holds a march at the Lift Bridge every week. The marches have been taking place every Sunday at 3 PM but starting next week they will switch to Wednesdays at 5 PM. Learn more about Yoopers for Ukraine’s activities by following their Facebook page.

RUN FOR SOMETHING’S NEXT ENDORSEMENT DEADLINE IS SUNDAY APRIL 6

RUN FOR SOMETHING

Run for Something is a progressive political organization dedicated to recruiting and supporting young candidates running for down-ballot office. If you or someone you know are planning a run for local or state office this year, the deadline for their next 2025 endorsement class is Sunday, April 6, 2025.

Learn more about Run for Something’s endorsement guidelines and how to apply by clicking the button below.

PERSONAL ACTION THANK YOU, AND PLEASE DO MORE!

FLORIDA SPECIAL ELECTIONS MAY TILT CONTROL OF THE US HOUSE

The Florida special elections for the US House are happening today, April 1st. Public school teacher Josh Weil is the Democrat running in the 6th District. Mother and gun violence prevention activist Gay Valimont is the Democrat running in the 1st District.

If you phone banked remotely or donated to either campaign please know that your efforts MADE a difference! Polls show the two races have tightened significantly, so much so that Donald Trump himself dialed into telephone town halls in the 6th District late last week to urge Republicans to get out and vote.

THERE ARE STILL PHONE BANKS TODAY FOR JOSH WEIL. PARTICIPATE IF YOU CAN!

FLORIDA SPECIAL ELECTION

• Josh Weil: Learn More and Contribute | Phone Bank Remotely 

• Gay Vlimont: Learn More and Contribute

PERSONAL ACTION THANK YOU!

ELON MUSK TRYING TO BUY A WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT SEAT

Elon Musk’s attempt to buy the Republican candidate a seat in the Wisconsin State Supreme Court race continued Sunday with his attendance at an invite-only Town Hall in Green Bay, where he handed out two million dollar checks and spoke for over an hour and a half.

In the April 1st election Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Crawford, who is backed by Democrats, faces off against the conservative Brad Schimel. The winner will replace Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, a liberal leanding justice who is retiring from the court at the end of her term.

We don’t know how this race will turn out, but the fact that it has become a referendum on Elon Musk may bode well! If you phone banked remotely or donated to Susan Crawford’s campaign, THANK YOU!. Please know that your efforts MADE a difference!

Spring Fling May 3rd

JOIN US AT THE 63RD ANNUAL SPRING FLING BANQUET AND FUNDRAISER

SATURDAY, MAY 3

DINNER, AWARDS, AND SILENT AUCTION

PLEASE SUBMIT AUCTION DONATIONS AND AD ORDERS NO LATER THAN TUESDAY, APRIL 15

All businesses, organizations, and individual donors will be recognized in the printed program, on signage at the event, and in an HCDP email newsletter.

IF CONVENIENT, WE INVITE YOU TO DROP OFF YOUR AUCTION DONATION AT THE APRIL MONTHLY HCDP MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT.

To donate items for the auction or to place an ad in the program, contact Nancy Verive. Email: nn_verive@yahoo.com ph: 812-573-1403.

This year’s theme:

MEETING THE MOMENT

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!
$55 PER PERSON / $45 FOR STUDENTS AND SENIORS

Registration Now Open For the MDP Rural Caucus Summit

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR RURAL CAUCUS SUMMIT APRIL 10, 11 & 12TH

THE GREAT RURAL REVIVAL
This space is ours - to plan, unite, and resist harassment.

Click the button below for all the latest Summit information direct from the Rural Caucus. Information includes the full schedule of sessions for all three days, the full meal menu and links to register and to pay for your attendance.

News from Lansing

• SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN MICHIGAN’S UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LAW GO INTO EFFECT TOMORROW: The weekly unemployment benefits boost is the first for Michigan workers since the maximum amount was increased to $362 a week in 2002. MORE: Press Release MI Dept Labor & Economic Opportunity

• “HOUSE ELECTIONS INTEGRITY COMMITTEE HAS DEVOLVED INTO A THREE-RING CIRCUS”: So said Michigan’s Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie last Tuesday during a roundtable discussion of MI House Republican’s weaponization of the state House’s committee processes. MORE: House Dems Press Release

• TARIFFS THREATEN TO CUT US AUTO SALES BY 700,000 THIS YEAR: Atlanta automotive analytics and software company Cox Automotive predicts 700,000 fewer vehicles will be sold in the U.S. this year due to Trump’s tariff volatility. MORE: Detroit Free Press

• MICHIGAN FARMERS FACING ‘UNCERTAIN FUTURE’ THANKS TO TRUMP: Tensions with the US’s top trading partners, concerns about disappearing USDA grants, the likelihood of a shortage of seasonal immigrant labor due to potential cuts in H2B visas, and the worry that cuts may be coming to the annual farm bill all have Michigan farmers concerned as they head into the 2025 growing season. MORE: Bridge Michigan

• YET ANOTHER MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY SCRAPS DEI IN THE FACE OF TRUMP THREATS: The University of Michigan said the move was to comply with recent legal rulings and executive orders from President Donald Trump. MORE: Detroit Free Press

News from Washington

The news out of Washington continues to be challenging to stay on top of, as the Trump White House takes a wrecking ball to the federal government and to the laws of our nation. Below are four items from this past week, only a sample of the serious damage the Trump administration is up to:

• SIGNALGATE AS MALICIOUS CARELESSNESS: “Signalgate” is the most significant security lapse in recent American national security history, and is a Watergate level scandal. It is a serious and massive breach of security, is damaging on numerous fronts, and appears to be blatantly illegal. So says Alan Cunningham, University of Birmingham (UK), and the staff of JURISTNews. Their article goes on to detail just which laws were broken. MORE: JURISTNews

• REPUBLICAN THREATS TO SOCIAL SECURITY ARE VERY REAL: Social Security is “breaking down” because the richest man in the world is causing “long waits, waves of calls,” and “website crashes” as he races to slash the critical retirement security program — just so Republicans can instead use those funds on tax handouts for the wealthy. MORE: Andrew Bates for Meidas+

• RFK JR.’S HHS WILL LAY OFF 10,000 STAFF: On Thursday HHS officials announced that the department’s workforce would shrink by another 10,000 staff to comply with President Donald Trump’s and Elon Musk’s orders to drastically shrink the federal government. Staff and experts fear the massive cuts will kneecap the agency’s ability to fulfill its mission. MORE: Mother Jones

• FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS DISMANTLING OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU: U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson agreed Friday to block the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency that was targeted for mass firings before the court’s intervention. MORE: Associated Press

• FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTA SHOWS ECONOMIC ESTIMATES (AND THE ECONOMY) SUFFER A SHARP FALL IN THE 1ST QUARTER:

Governmental & Community Meetings

THUR APR 03

The South Range Village Council meets Thursday at 6 PM in the South Range Community Building. For more information contact the Village at sorange@southrange.com or (906) 482-8833

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