Economy
Trump Fed Nominee Stephen Moore Predicts Big Downward Redistribution of Wealth if Trump Defeated, Beat the Press
Workers barely benefited from Trump’s sweeping tax cut, investigation shows, The Guardian
GOP
Senate Republican inaction in the wake of the Mueller report, explained, Vox
Health Care
Whistleblowers: Company at heart of 97,000% drug price hike bribed doctors to boost sales, CNN
Americans borrow $88 billion annually to pay for health care, survey finds, CNN
Trump Keeps Talking About Second-Trimester Abortions. Here’s What He Gets Wrong, Time
Booming cannabis market puts pressure on FDA, The Hill
Minnesota DFL News
DFL at 75: still building change from the ground up, by DFL Chairman Ken Martin, MinnPost
Minnesota Legislative Session
Minnesota House passes gun control measures, MPR
House Democrats pass 20-cent gas tax hike that GOP-led Senate likely to reject, Pioneer Press
Senators skip cybersecurity hearing, Minnesota Lawyer
Minnesota Senate votes 66-0 to close marital rape loophole, MPR
Minnesota House passes gas tax hike, setting up fight with GOP Senate, Star Tribune
‘Fort Snelling at Bdote’? Senate passes GOP measure cutting Historical Society funds over ‘revisionist history’, Pioneer Press
A tale of two HHS omnibus bills: House and Senate offer dramatically different visions, MN Budget Project
Minnesota News
MN court: DNR didn’t have power to change Lake Calhoun to Bde Maka Ska, MPR
Appeals court upholds Minneapolis sick-leave ordinance, Star Tribune
Someone hacked the Save Lake Calhoun website, MPR
Regents vote against renaming Coffman, MN Daily
Mankato bucks trend of rural population decline, The Free Press
News of the World
The rise of Japanese militarism, Vox
Emperor Akihito: Japanese monarch declares historic abdication, BBC
Officials for Venezuela President Maduro say government fighting coup as opposition calls for uprising, USA Today
Representative Jim Hagedorn
Somebody please explain to Congressman Jim Hagedorn how poverty works, City Pages
Representative Pete Stauber
Stauber’s border trip a waste of time, Duluth News Tribune
Trump
Trump wants to charge asylum seekers to apply, cites ‘abuse’, MPR
Despite warnings, Trump rebuffs risk of Russian attack on 2020 elections, Star Tribune
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein submits his resignation, Vox
Trump team sues Deutsche Bank and Capital One to keep them from turning over financial records to Congress, CNN
Schumer calls for briefing on 2020 election security after Mueller report, The Hill
U.S. News
The NRA’s big, bad financial mismanagement crisis, explained, Vox
Stacey Abrams Says She Will Not Run for Senate in 2020, Time
House Democrats reject Trump cuts to NIH, Special Olympics with Labor-Health spending bill proposal, The Hill
Upcoming DFL Events
- 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 4, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM — State DFL Central Committee Meeeting, Central High School, 622-766 3rd St SW, Crosby, MN 56441
- May 5 — Cinco de Mayo
- May 6 through June 5 — Ramadan
- May 7
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, visit their Facebook page for this month’s meeting location.
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available.
- May 8, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD45 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Crystal City Hall, 4141 Douglas Dr N, Crystal, MN 55422
- May 9, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55435
- May 10, 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 12 — Mother’s Day
- SD40 DFL Book Club, contact them for more information.
- May 13
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Council Chambers, 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 15, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Council Chambers, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- May 17
- 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.
- 5:00 to 9:00 PM — SD34 DFL Spring Into 2020 Community Gathering and Fundraiser. Join them for a casual supper for community members to socialize, organize and fundraise so they can work together in the 2020 campaign season. Children welcome. RSV by Wednesday May 15 to chair@sd34dfl.org.
- May 19, 12:00 to 4:00 PM — DFL Senior Caucus Convention, Sheet Metal Workers’ Union Hall, 1681 Cope Ave E, St. Paul, MN 55109
- May 22 — Minnesota Legislative Session Ends
- May 24
- 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.
- 6:00 to 9:00 PM — 8th Annual Humphrey-Mondale Dinner with Special Guest Speaker Pelos, Minnesota Convention Center, 1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Interested in sitting at a CD3 table? Email Cheryl Poling.
- May 27 — Memorial Day
- May 29 through May 31, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM — SD40 DFL Garage Sale, 2709 Pearson Parkway, Brooklyn Center, MN