Category: DFL In the Know

Congress
Congress expects foreign interference again in the 2020 election. It still isn’t likely to take any action., MinnPost
Can Democrats Stop McConnell and Trump’s Quiet Regulatory Takeover?, The American Prospect
Dems set to use McConnell’s legislative graveyard against him, The Hill

Economy
The May jobs report is a big disappointment for workers and bad news for Trump, Vox
The world is discussing a new tax system. The alternative could be ‘chaos’, CNN

Environment
Bloomberg pledges $500 million to close coal-fired power plants, The Hill
US to label nuclear waste as less dangerous to quicken cleanup, The Guardian Continue reading “In the Know: June 7, 2019”

Congress
Democrats’ extremely uphill battle to retake the Senate majority in 2020, explained, Vox

Economy
Exclusive: Promising thousands of U.S. jobs, Foxconn offshored 155 to Mexico, AP
The Chamber Speaks: Forced Arbitration Is Actually Good for Workers!, The American Prospect
College students are going hungry, Pacific Standard

Environment
Climate change is becoming a defining issue of 2020, Vox Continue reading “In the Know: June 5, 2019”

Congress
Dems eye big infrastructure package, with or without Trump, The Hill
Rep. Rashida Tlaib opens up about death threats: “I’m a mother, so I want to go home to my two boys”, Salon
McCready goes up in NC-09 election, Politico
McConnell: Senate will ‘probably not’ vote on Dreamers bill, Politico
The border is in crisis. Here’s how it got this bad., Vox

D-DAY 75th Anniversary
What happened during the Normandy landings?, CNN
D-Day veteran: ‘Men drowned as they jumped off the boats’, BBC
Unprecedented scale: D-Day’s fighters, helpers, victims scale: D-Day’s fighters, helpers, victims, AP
Continue reading “In the Know: June 6, 2919”

 

Congress
House Democrats poised to approve bill to give DREAMers pathway to citizenship, Vox

Economy
Trump’s tax cut impact: $1 of for every $20 of revenue loss, MinnPost
Amazon offered job to Pentagon official involved with $10 Billion contract is sought, The Intercept

Environment
Earth’s carbon dioxide levels are highest they’ve been in millions of years, USA Today
How China’s growing soy demand is fueling Brazilian deforestation, Pacific Standard Continue reading “In the Know: June 4, 2019”

Economy
Why You Should Blame The Economics Discipline For Today’s Problems, Evonomics
Economists’ fear of a 2020 recession in the US surge, CNN
US construction spending was flat in April as housing fell, Star Tribune
As baby boomers head for the exits, businesses worry about the workforce, MPR
Trump’s new tariffs seen as latest threat to USMCA, Agri-Pulse
Eight Reasons Why Inequality Ruins the Economy, Evonomics

GOP
Different approaches for Minnesota’s two GOP newcomers in Congress, Star Tribune
Italy is evicting Steve Bannon from the medieval monastery he planned to turn into a far-right training academy, Quartz
Supreme Court prepares for dramatic four-week sprint to end of term, CNN
A ‘Bridge’ to China, and Her Family’s Business, in the Trump Cabinet, NY Times

Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Walz orders flags to half-staff for Virginia Beach victims, Fox 9
Walz keeps veto power tucked away in first year, MPR
Gov. Tim Walz considering executive action to implement an insulin assistance program, KFGO
Gov. Tim Walz Signs 13 Budget Bills Into Law, WCCO Continue reading “In the Know: June 3, 2019”

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Attorney General Ellison sues to protect Minnesotans from discrimination in health care, Insight News

Economy
Soggy fields leave Midwestern farmers with few good answers – Star Tribune
Making Wall Street Pay, Counter Punch
California is cracking down on the gig economy, Vox
In Washington and St. Paul, progress on rural broadband internet is slow, spotty, MinnPost

GOP
Deceased G.O.P. Strategist’s Hard Drives Reveal New Details on the Census Citizenship Question, The New York Times
Continue reading “In the Know: May 31, 2019”

Continue reading “In the Know: May 30, 2019”

Economy
US stocks slide as global trade anxiety lingers, Star Tribune
Are you getting a tax cut? Some Minnesotans will. What about corporate tax rates?, Pioneer Press
The GOP tax law’s lopsided giveaway to corporations, explained in one sentence, Vox
Trump’s tax law had small effect on economy, wages: Study, The Hill

A major US utility is moving toward 100% clean energy faster than expected, Vox

Tornado crushes parts of Kansas and 39 million are still under a severe weather threat, CNN
Unprecedented stretch of tornadoes and floods hit the US, CNN
Arkansas River communities scramble to hold historic flooding at bay, CBS Continue reading “In the Know: May 29, 2019”

Environment
Trump Administration Hardens Its Attack on Climate Science, NY Times

Continue reading “In the Know: May 28, 2019”

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Challenge to Trump Overtime Rule Mulled by Democratic State AGs, Bloomberg Law

Economy
Pennsylvania accuses financial firms of bond price-fixing, Star Tribune
The Radicalization of Fiona Scott Morton, The News Republic
Controversial Change to Consumer Rights Postponed, The American Prospect
Trump’s Trade War with China and “Our” Intellectual Property, Beat the Press

GOP
Congressman Jim Hagedorn Pushes New Trade Deal with Canada and Mexico, KEYC
Some Republicans say the Senate is doing the bare minimum and they’re getting frustrated, CNN

Governor Tim Walz
The Latest: Governor signs bill to fight opioid epidemic, Albany Times Union
Walz signs major elder care protections, WXOW
Gov. Tim Walz calls special session to finalize state budget deal, Star Tribune
Continue reading “In the Know: May 24, 2019”