Category: DFL In the Know

Economy
With Slack’s Buzzy IPO, Email Takes Another Hit, Wall Street Journal
The Dow is less than 100 points away from all-time high, CNN Business

Environment
House votes to block offshore drilling across US for one year, The Hill
Former EPA staffer says Wheeler lied to Congress, The Hill

Governor Tim Walz
Minnesota tribal leaders say Walz, Flanagan live up to campaign promises, Star Tribune
Walz boasts funding for mental health, Fergus Falls Daily Journal
Continue reading “In the Know: June 21, 2019”

Congress
Sonny Perdue reverses Jobs Corps closures amid backlash from Congress, Politico
House Democrats vote to repeal 9/11-era law used to authorize perpetual war, Vox
Congressional leaders, White House officials fail to reach budget deal, The Hill
Congress has set the record for longest stretch without a minimum wage increase, Vox

Education
Trustees approve 3% tuition increase for Minnesota State colleges, universities, Star Tribune
U Twin Cities undergrad tuition to top $15K next school year, MPR

Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Walz visits Rochester, talks mental health, KIMT Continue reading “In the Know: June 20, 2019”

Agriculture
Weather woes cause American corn farmers to throw in the towel, Washington Post
An ‘exploding’ industry takes the Northland, Duluth News Tribune
Area small grains thrive, row crops struggle, Grand Forks Herald
India imposing increased, retaliatory tariffs on US exports including apples, almonds, USA Today

Congress
Congressional Hearing On Slavery Reparations Set For Wednesday, NPR
Trump and Congress race to avoid fiscal time bomb. Politico

Environment
Coal comeback? Trump plan would breathe new life into aging power plants, USA Today
U.S. Air Quality Slips After Decades of Improvement, Time
EPA will allow use of pesticide harmful to bees, The Hill Continue reading “In the Know: June 19, 2019”

Congress
How the filibuster broke the US Senate, Vox
The House committee quietly racking up oversight wins against Trump, Politico

GOP
McConnell doesn’t know why Jon Stewart is “all bent out of shape” about 9/11 responders fund, CBS News

Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Tim Walz to undergo knee surgery; Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan to briefly assume state’s top job, Star Tribune Continue reading “In the Know: June 18, 2019”

2020
The lineup for each night of the first Democratic debate was just announced, Vox

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Keith Ellison zeroes in on hate crimes, Star Tribune

GOP
Brooks, recruiter of GOP women, to retire from House, Journal Gazette
Minnesota Republican/bigot Doug Wardlow cheated his way to losing, City Pages Continue reading “In the Know: June 17, 2019”

Congress
Pelosi: Congress will block Trump’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia, The Hill
D.C. Memo: Two times the contempt, MinnPost
Congress grapples with how to regulate deepfakes, The Verge

Economy
Top 1% Up $21 Trillion. Bottom 50% Down $900 Billion., People’s Policy Project
Social Security Isn’t Going Broke. Older Americans Are., New York Magazine

Environment
European Central Bank official says climate change should factor into monetary policy, The Hill
Climate change takes center stage for Schumer, Politico
Climate crisis: Alaska is melting and it’s likely to accelerate global heating, The Guardian Continue reading “In the Know: June 14, 2019”

2020 Election
Rep. Amash stokes talk of campaign against Trump, The Hill
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz scaling back presidential ambitions — for now, CBS News

Congress
Rick Gates and Michael Flynn subpoenaed by House intel panel, CNN
House Hearing on Reparations for Slavery Set for Next Week, Time

Economy
Trump’s Economy Is Literally Coming Off The Rails, Forbes
CEOs say trade uncertainty is biggest concern for US economy, Yahoo Finance Continue reading “In the Know: June 13, 2019”

2020 Election
The first Democratic debate qualification rules — and controversies — explained, Vox

Congress
Passionate pleas for Congress to pass 9/11 victims fund bill, KSTP
Bill Barr’s brazen new dodge: He hopes to blackmail Congress over census info, Salon
Watch Jon Stewart Shred Congress Over Lack of Health Care for 9/11 First Responders, Vanity Fair

Economy
The Big Tech Investigations That Should Have Started in 2012, The American Prospect
Jeff Bezos’s Corporate Takeover of Our Lives, In These Times Continue reading “In the Know: June 12, 2019”

Economy
Exclusive: U.S. state attorneys general plan lawsuit to stop Sprint and T-Mobile merger, Reuters
Oil Rises as Forecast Drop in U.S. Stockpiles Beats Demand Woes, Bloomberg

Environment
Minnesota’s Legislative Water Commission, left in limbo, hopes for quick resuscitation, MinnPost
Minnesota, German cities team up to get smart on climate and energy, MPR
83 Environmental Rules Being Rolled Back Under Trump, NYT

GOP
The Man Who Liberated the Republican Party, The American Prospect
Rep. Justin Amash, lone-wolf GOP Trump critic, leaves House Freedom Caucus, Washington Post
How The Politics Of Religious Freedom Got Turned On Their Head, Talking Points Memo Continue reading “In the Know: June 11, 2019”

Economy
As Consumer Protections Dwindle, Schools Push Financial Literacy, The American Prospect
Atop the House’s Tech Antitrust Probe, a Democrat With an Independent Manner, Wall Street Journal
What’s wrong with the current stock market? Maybe it’s time for a reset., Vox

GOP
The Man Who Liberated the Republican Party, The American Prospect
House Democrats consider bills to ‘safeguard democracy’ in response to Mueller report, NBC
NRA board members received payments amid excessive spending allegations: report, The Hill

Governor Tim Walz
What Gov. Walz learned in his rookie legislative session, Star Tribune
Governor’s office proclaims June 2019 Great Outdoors Month, Southernminn Continue reading “In the Know: June 10, 2019”