In the Know: April 3, 2019

2020 Census
Billions of dollars, house seat on the line for Minnesota in 2020 Census, KSTP
Rather Than Lose Seat In U.S. House, MN Shores Up Census Efforts, WCCO

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Minnesota AG Ellison Joins Suit Challenging Census Citizenship Question, Voice of Alexandria

Economy
Top Finance Dem to propose annually taxing wealthy people’s investment gains, The Hill
The Day the Dinosaurs Died, The New Yorker

Environment
No, Mr. President, wind turbines do not cause cancer, MinnPost
Former regulator wants to bring people together around clean water, MPR
Cheaper electricity, dirtier air? Black communities navigate a tricky relationship with polluters, Grist

Equal Rights

Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Walz stops by FOX 9 to talk recent bills, plan head, Fox 9
Walz signs ‘snow day relief’ bill, Star Tribune
‘Let’s write a story,’ Walz says of State of the State speech, MPR
Gov. Tim Walz will mostly wing it while giving State of the State address tonight, Star Tribune

Health Care
U.S. investigates seizure risk with electronic cigarettes, MPR
Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion is helping fight West Virginia’s opioid epidemic, Vox

Minnesota Legislature
Transportation divide widens at Capitol, MPR
Budget shortfalls loom in Minnesota’s health care fund, Star Tribune
Transportation taxes take center stage at Capitol, St. Cloud Times

News of the World
Belgium to apologize for kidnapping of children from Congo, The Guardian

Representative Angie Craig

SCOTUS
This Supreme Court ruling is exceptionally cruel, CNN

Secretary of State Steve Simon
2020 Election: Secretary of State hears Wadena County election needs, Wadena Pioneer

Trump
Trump’s Damaged NAFTA Deal, The American Prospect
House panel authorizes subpoena for Robert Mueller’s full report, setting up a fight with Justice, USA Today
Gingrich: Trump’s Threat To ‘Shut Down’ Border Would ‘Truly Be A Mess’, TPM

U.S. News
At our current pace it’ll take 80 years to repair all the structurally deficient bridges in the US, a report finds, CNN
Last survivor of US slave ships discovered, BBC

Upcoming DFL Events

  • 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, Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
  • May 3, 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.
  • May 5
    • Cinco de Mayo
  • May 6 through June 5 — Ramadan