Days to the November Election: 189
2020 Election
America’s Elections Won’t Be the Same After 2020, The Atlantic
‘Republicans need to get serious’: 2020 vote-by-mail battle heats up, Politico
Agriculture
Piglets aborted, chickens gassed as pandemic slams meat sector, CNBC
Attorney General Keith Ellison
House approves $100 million in emergency housing assistance, Wahpeton Daily News
MN AG REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH COSMOS MOBILE HOME COURT OWNER, KDUZDonald Trump
In the Midst of a Pandemic, Trump Continues to Cut Funding That May Prevent Pandemics, NY Mag
Trump used his latest coronavirus briefing to make a bizarre claim about the deficit, Vox
Trump: You Were Supposed to Be Loving Me, TPM
Trump repeats attacks on press as deaths continue to mount, The Guardian
Schumer calls for hearings on Trump’s ‘abject failure at implementing’ coronavirus relief, The Hill
Trump campaign lashes out over ‘Don’t defend Trump’ memo, Politico
President’s intelligence briefing book repeatedly cited virus threat, Washington Post
Economy
Millions of Americans locked out of unemployment system, survey finds, Reuters
Oil Spill: Inside the Global Market for Crude, The American Prospect
The geographic inequity of small business coronavirus aid, Axios
Stocks rise as Wall Street rebound defies soaring unemployment, The Hill
What Donald Trump Could Learn from Herbert Hoover, Politico
Environment
Meteorologists say 2020 on course to be hottest year since records began, The Guardian
How air pollution exacerbates Covid-19, BBC
Governor Tim Walz
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Hogs euthanized as economic toll widens, MPR
First Thing: get ready for a long summer on lockdown, The Guardian
Health
A Republican effort to sabotage Obamacare was just rejected by the Supreme Court, Vox
No Testing, No Treatment, No Herd Immunity, No Easy Way Out, The Atlantic
Immigration
Trump sued for blocking stimulus checks to Americans married to immigrants, CNN
Labor
Some MN Nurses Want to Help on Front Lines, But Can’t, Workday MN
‘Drive-Through for Justice’ Car Rally, Workday MN
Minnesota News
Rep. Halverson to leave state House, run for Dakota County Board seat vacated by Tom Egan,Pioneer Press
As energy use changes in the Great Lakes, so too does the world’s largest freshwater port, MPR
13 dead from COVID-19 at Catholic nursing home in Minneapolis, as deadly clusters grow, Star Tribune
Nonessential Minnesota businesses gradually reopen, MPR
COVID-19 persists ahead of Minnesota stay-at-home decision, Star Tribune
Representative Collin Peterson (CD7)
Coronavirus breaks the food supply chain, Axios
Republicans
Sen. Richard Burr Is Not Just a Friend to the Health Care Industry. He’s Also a Stockholder., ProPublica
The GOP Bet It All on Trump. Now They’re Paying the Price., The Daily Beast
Republican firefight kicks off as protesters target GOP govs over closures, Politico
Arizona GOP chair encourages anti-stay-at-home protesters to dress like health care workers, CNN
Right-Wing Think Tanks Are Using Covid-19 To Push War with Iran, In These Times
Fox News Cuts Ties With Diamond & Silk, Unofficial Trump ‘Advisers’ Who Spread Bonkers Coronavirus Claims, Daily Beast
Senator Amy Klobuchar
SEN. KLOBUCHAR’S HUSBAND GIVES PLASMA TO FIGHT COVID-19 DURING MAYO CLINIC STUDY, KIMT
Pence in Rochester to see Mayo Clinic testing advances, WCCO Radio
Sens. Lee, Klobuchar ask for investigation of meat supply chain, KSL Radio
Senator Tina Smith
Sen. Baldwin: Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds must go to small businesses, Wisconsin Examiner
U.S. News
Trump tells governors to ‘seriously consider and maybe get going’ on opening schools, CNN
Federal prosecutors could intervene if stay-at-home orders go too far, attorney general says, USA Today
Fact check: Trump repeats false claims and Pence misleads on previous testing comments,CNN
Model predicts higher death toll in US amid states reopening, The Hill
New Jersey Governor Offers Timeline to Begin Reopening Within Weeks, New York Times
Pentagon releases UFO videos for the record, BBC
World News
Nigeria’s President Eases COVID-19 Restrictions, Citing Economic Hardship, NPR
Jair Bolsonaro faces inquiry into claims of meddling with police, The Guardian
New Zealand has won “battle” against community spread of coronavirus, prime minister says, CBS
Nigeria’s President Eases COVID-19 Restrictions, Citing Economic Hardship, NPR
Upcoming DFL Events
With the rapidly changing COVID-19 situation, we suggest you check with the hosting organization to see if meetings, etc. are being held.
All DFL conventions will now be held virtually. If you were elected as a Delegate or Alternate at Caucuses, you will be hearing from your district with specifics. If you don’t, please check with the hosting organization.
- Today through May 4 — Minnesota Stay at Home Order
- Today through May 23 — Ramadan
- Today through May 4 — DFL Virtual Convention Balloting Window
- April 28, 6:00 PM — Inside the Amy for America Campaign virtual fundraiser moderated by Sen. Klobuchar, Campaign Manager Justin Buoen and DFL Chair Ken Martin. Purchase tickets here.
- May 5 — Cinco de Mayo
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, location to be determined
- May 6
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Kennedy High School, Room C102, 9701 Nicollet Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55420
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Ridgedale Library, Room 172, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
- May 7, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Central Committee Meeting, St. Louis Park City Hall, 5005 Minnetonka Blvd, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
- May 9, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM — CD3 DFL Convention, Park Center High School, Performing Arts Center, 7300 Brooklyn Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55344.
- May 10 — Mother’s Day
- May 11 — deadline for certification of DFL local unit balloting results
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chamber, 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
- May 14
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Riverwind Community Center, 2701 Northdale Blvd NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433.
- 7:oo to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Community Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- May 18 — Last Day of the 2020 Legislative Session
- May 20, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chambers, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- May 25 — Memorial Day
- May 30 -30 — State DFL Convention has now move to a virtual convention, more information as it becomes available.