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In the Know: August 14, 2020


Days to the November Election:  82

DFL Action Center
81 Days OUT – Let’s get to work!
If you’d like to help the DFL Party fight for criminal justice reform, better schools, wages, our environment, and health care, Click here to get more involved!

2020 Election
A record number of women could be elected to the House this fallVox
The Most Interesting Details About Joe Biden’s Vice Presidential Selection ProcessNew York Magazine
Besieged on all sides, Ron Johnson says his probe ‘would certainly’ help Trump win reelectionPolitico
Colorado secretary of state accuses Trump of lying about mail-in votingCNN

Agriculture
USDA SEES RECOR-HIGH 2020 U.S. CORN, SOYBEAN YIELDSSuccessful Farming

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Minnesota Attorney General asks court to remove Otto Bremer Trust trusteesMinneapolis St. Paul Business Journal
Prosecutors want joint trial for 4 ex-cops in Floyd death, MPR
Letters: Raise our voices to confront systems of inequityPioneer Press
The Infuriating History of Why P,olice Unions Have So Much PowerMother Jones

Congressional News
Congressional action on new relief package likely to wait until September — at leastCNN
175 members of Congress call on postmaster general to reverse changes, restructuring ahead of electionThe Hill

Donald Trump
Trump admits he’s stalling pandemic relief to make it harder to voteVox
Trump pushes anti-immigrant message even as coronavirus dominates campaignReuters
Even The New York Post Is Done With Donald Trump’s ‘Nasty’ Attacks On Kamala HarrisHuff Post
President Trump requests mail-in ballot ahead of Florida’s primary electionCBS News
The Trump campaign attack on Kamala Harris’s citizenship is right out of the birther playbookVox

Economy
Government Contractors Nickel-and-Diming Coronavirus Relief RecipientsThe American Prospect
Markets rise as economy struggles; ‘It does not make sense’The Hill

Education
COVID-19 and college: Professors say they worry about students and their familiesMPR
Remote Learning Is Hard. Losing Family Members Is Worse. NY Times
Justice Department accuses Yale of discriminating against Asian American and White applicantsCNN

Environment
Global Warming Could Unlock Carbon From Tropical SoilNew York Times
Trump rolls back methane climate standards for oil and gas industryThe Guardian

Governor Tim Walz
Coronavirus In Minnesota: Gov. Tim Walz Extends Peacetime Emergency In MinnesotaWCCO
Republican-controlled Senate fires Walz commissionerMPR
Gov. Tim Walz names new Minnesota National Guard leaderKARE 11
Walz-Flanagan officially endorse Biden-Harris for president, vice presidentPioneer Press

Healthcare
How Red America learned to love Medicaid expansionStar Tribune
The pandemic’s toll on mental healthAxios
US health insurers doubled profits in second quarter amid pandemic, Guardian

Immigration
Trump administration can enforce green card wealth test in most states, court rulesCBS News
U.S. Immigration Shutdown Imminent As Congress Talks CollapseForbes
An Immigration Backfire? NPR

Joe Biden
Poll: Biden maintains clear lead over Trump nationallyPolitico
Biden Urges Mandatory Masks, and Trump Pushes Birtherism, New York Times

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Labor
The recession is over for the rich, but the working class is far from recoveredWashington Post

Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan
Influential Native American Women To Lead Recovery Conversations At American Indian Tourism ConferenceLos Alamos Post

Minnesota News
Weekly virus report has mixed results for school reopening plans; cases tick up in Ramsey CountyPioneer Press
St. Paul rebuilding efforts inch along after civil unrestMPR
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey unveils scaled down budget plan for 2021Star Tribune
Trump set to campaign Monday in Mankato, MPR
Fox 9, Fox News, Trump campaign blow dog whistle on MN Freedom Fund,City Pages

Republicans
Blame Fox News For the Rise of QAnonDaily Beast
McCarthy faces QAnon squeezePolitico

Senator Amy Klobuchar
‘Kamala Is A Good Friend’: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Praises Joe Biden’s VP SelectionWCCO

U.S. News
The many divisions over Trump’s methane rollbackAxios
U.S. Postal Service warns that Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot laws could cause some votes not to be countedCBS News
American Passports Are Useless NowThe Atlantic
13 States Make Contact Tracing Data Public. Here’s What They’re LearningNPR

World News
A faltering U.S.-China trade deal is now the nations’ strongest linkReuters
After Beirut, Experts Warn Of ‘Dangerous Gaps’ In U.S. Oversight Of Ammonium NitrateNPR
‘It’s like a war’: beatings and indiscriminate arrests as armed men roam streets of MinskGuardian

Upcoming DFL Events

With the COVID-19 situation, we suggest you check with the hosting organization to see if meetings, etc. are being held.

  • August 17
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for specifics.
    • 8:00 to 10:00 PM — DNC Convention — A United America, watch online here. RSVP for the DFL virtual watch party here. RSVP for the Minnesotans for Biden virtual watch party with AG Keith Ellison and Mayor Melvin Carter here.
  • August 18
    • 2:15 to 3:00 PM —Minnesotans for Biden Native American Coalition Virtual Meeting, more information and RSVP here.
    • 4:00 to 6:00 PM — DNC Convention:  Veterans and Military Families Virtual Council Meeting, more information and RSVP here.
    • 8:00 to 10:00 PM — DNC Convention — Steady Leadership, watch online here. RSVP for the DFL virtual watch party here.
  • August 19
    • 10:15 to 11:00 AM — Minnesotans for Biden Hispanic Coalition Virtual Meeting, more information and RSVP here.
    • 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM — Minnesotans for Biden Labor Coalition Virtual Meeting, more information and RSVP here.
    • 12:15 to 1:00 PM — Minnesotans for Biden Black Coalition Virtual Meeting, more information and RSVP here.
    • 8:00 to 10:00 PM — DNC Convention — A Future for All, watch online here. RSVP for the DFL virtual watch party here.
  • August 20, 8:00 to 10:00 PM —DNC Convention — A New American Promise. watch online here. RSVP for the DFL virtual watch party here.
  • August 29 — DFL State Central Virtual Meeting, this will be a full agenda meeting, more information as it becomes available
  • September 2
    • 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
  • September 3, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
  • September 10
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics
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