In the Know: April 1, 2019

Call of The Senate (MN Senate DFL Podcast, link)
MN Values Podcast (MN House DFL Podcast, link)

Governor Tim Walz
Governor Walz Signs Bill to Expand Recovery Loan Program for Farmers, Mille Lacs Messenger
Stillwater resident reappointed as Explore Minnesota Tourism Director, The Gazette
Budget proposal could benefit Maple Grove area transit, CCX Media

Representative Betty McCollum
Trump contradicts his own plan to slash Great Lakes preservation funds, Akron Beacon Journal

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Ellison, Kent, Sandell address consumer protection, gun laws, current bills at listening session, Woodbury BulletinMinnesota Legislature
At Capitol, divided government means plenty of stalled bills, Aberdeen News
Lawmaker’s View: DFL building a future that works for all Minnesotans, Duluth News Tribune
Why the DFL is taking on the carpet industry, Star Tribune
Does the 2019 legislative session have the makings of a state government shutdown?, Minnpost

Minnesota
Minnesota county declared agriculture disaster area for 2018 flooding, Kelo RadioRivers Continue Rising Across Minnesota, WCCO
Experts: Minnesota’s strategy on school gun attacks wrong, Education Week

Health Care
The opioid epidemic is increasingly killing black Americans. Baltimore is ground zero., Vox
Republicans spent the weekend talking about a new health care plan that doesn’t exist, Vox

News of the World
New Zealand Introduces Gun Control Bill Expected To Become Law Within Weeks, NPR
Rare glimpse into Saudi Aramco shows $111 billion profit, Star Tribune
In a first, electric cars outsell traditional ones in Norway, Star Tribune
Vietnamese suspect in Kim Jong Nam murder handed prison term, Al Jazeera

GOP
Rep. Schiff’s ‘not OK’ remarks to GOP colleagues were clarifying and compelling, Minnpost

Civil Rights
The Right to Vote Should Be Guaranteed by the Constitution, The Nation
The Great Awokening: white Democrats’ newfound racial liberalism is transforming politics, Vox

U.S. News
2020 Census likely target of hacking, disinformation campaigns, officials say, The Washington Post
Measles count in US this year already more than all of 2018, Star Tribune
Major US airlines hit by delays after glitch at vendor, Star Tribune
DEA collected data on purchases of money-counting machines in US: report, The Hill
Labor Department to Limit Companies’ ‘Joint Employer’ Liability, Bloomberg Law

Trump
More Than 750,000 Could Lose Food Stamps Under Trump Administration Proposal, NPR
Democrats to authorize subpoena for full Mueller report, CNN
Official: Trump team overruled 25 security clearance denials, Star Tribune
House panel to vote Wednesday on authorizing subpoena for Mueller report, The Hill
Trump’s battle with ‘Obamacare’ moves to the courts, Star Tribune
Trump Doubles Down on Threat to Close Border, US News & World Report
Why is Donald Trump making up stuff about the Great Lakes?, City Pages
White House staffer tells Oversight Committee of ‘grave’ concerns with security clearances, The Hill

Upcoming DFL Events

  • April 1 — April Fools’ Day
  • April 2
    • 5:30 to 7:30 PM — Minnesota DFL Young Professionals Fundraiser and Social Hour with Mayor Jacob Frey and Council Member Jalali Nelson, Lake Monster Brewing, 550 Vandalia St, Unit 160, Saint Paul, MN 55114. More information and RSVP here.
    • 6:30 to 8:00 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Teamsters Local 120, 9422 Ulysses St NE, Blaine, MN 55434
    • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Mississippi Room, Brooklyn Park Library, 8500 W Broadway, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
  • April 3
    • 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Kennedy High School, Room C102, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420
    • 7:00 PM — Gov. Walz’s State of the State Address, more information here.
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Ridgedale Library, Room 172, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
  • April 5, 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
  • April 8
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
  • April 10, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD45 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Crystal City Hall, 4141 Douglas Dr N, Minneapolis, MN 55422
  • April 11, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Minnetonka Mills Room, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
  • April 12, 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
  • April 14, 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club Meeting, contact them for more information.
  • April 16, 6:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Convention, Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka MN 55305
  • April 17
    • 6:30 to 8:00 PM — SD48 Town Hall with Sen. Steve Cwodzinski, Rep. Laurie Pryor and Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn, Eden Prairie High School, 17185 Valley View Rd, Eden Prairie, MN
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Business Meeting, Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
  • April 19 — Good Friday
    • 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
  • April 19 through April 27 — Passover
  • April 21 — Easter
  • April 26, 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
  • April 27 — SD49 DFL Convention, more information as it becomes available
  • April 28, 4:00 to 8:00 PM — SD48 DFL Road Rally Scavenger Hunt. Explore Eden Prairie and Minnetonka in two hours of zany educational fun ending in an evening of great food and conversation. More information here.
  • May 1
    • 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Kennedy High School, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Room C102, Bloomington, MN 55420.
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Ridg