In the Know: August 15, 2019

2020
John Hickenlooper to End Struggling Presidential Campaign, New York Times
Inside The Ongoing War Over Ohio’s Extreme Voter Purge System, Talking Points Memo

Congress
Israel bans entry to outspoken US congresswomen, Star Tribune

Donald Trump
Trump: Israel should not let Tlaib, Omar visit, MPR
The Limits of Trump’s White Identity Politics, The Atlantic

GOP
Revealed: Republican lawmaker aided group training young men for ‘biblical warfare’, The Guardian
Rep. Steve King says rapes, incest helped populate the world, Pioneer Press
Avlon points out hypocrisies coming from GOP on deficit, Virginia MN
Paralyzed Wisconsin lawmaker calls GOP leader ‘sad’, Star Tribune
Ben Shapiro: It’s a ‘you problem’ if you ‘had to work more than one job’, The Hill

Economy
Global Economic Trouble Is Brewing, and the Trade War Is Only Part of It, New York Times
Breakingviews – U.S. recession signal bears clear fingerprints, Reuters
In order to understand the brutality of American capitalism, you have to start on the plantation, New York Times
Why everybody’s worried about a recession again, Vox
Trump’s Incompetence to the Rescue, The American Prospect
Fed, facing populist anger, embraces ‘those left behind’ by economy, Politico

Environment
DNR staff: Agency leaders disregarding wildlife concerns in timber harvest plan, MPR
The U.S. left a hole in leadership on climate. China is filling it., Politico

Health Care
Health Insurers Make It Easy for Scammers to Steal Millions. Who Pays? You., ProPublica

Immigration
Immigration workers reportedly fired on the spot after Mississippi ICE raids: ‘Another brutal attack on the Latin-X community’, Newsweek

Labor
American unions have been decimated. No wonder inequality is booming, The Guardian

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Conservative lawsuit targets Minnesota Attorney General, WJON

Minnesota Legislature
DFL Lawmakers Host Roundtable To Discuss Restoring Felon Voting Rights, WCCO
Our view: Senators should take a vote on gun measures, Rochester Post Bulletin
Minnesota lawmakers hold bipartisan roundtable to address rising cost of insulin, KSTP
Problems, what problems? Hearing on DHS offers plenty of questions — and almost no answers, MinnPost

Minnesota News
Harpestad should have skills for DHS, New Ulm Journal
Minnesota pushes to overcome teacher shortages, KSFY
Results are in for the Duluth primary and the St. Louis County special election. Here’s how you voted., Duluth News Tribune
From pickleball to pollinators, people have a lot of thoughts about parks in southwest Minneapolis, MinnPost
Minnesota Supreme Court sets limits on body cavity searches, MPR
New York Times editor demoted after claiming Minneapolis not part of Midwest, City Pages

News of the World
‘Clear warning’: Chinese paramilitary exercise near Hong Kong, Reuters
U.S. Wants To Seize Iranian Tanker, Gibraltar Says, NPR
Exclusive: Myanmar, Bangladesh agree to start Rohingya repatriation next week, Reuters

Representative Angie Craig (CD2, D)
Rep. Angie Craig Launches Farmer Advisory Council, Angie Craig

Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
Israel banning entry to congresswomen Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Pioneer Press

Representative Tom Emmer (CD6, R)
Emmer holds tense, emotional town hall meeting in St. Cloud, WJON
Vocal constituents confront Emmer at town hall, St Cloud Times

Trump Trade Wars
Farmers Reel After Sonny Perdue Mocks Them As ‘Whiners’ Amid Trade War Bankruptcies, Huffington Post
Exclusive: China curbs gold imports as trade war heats up, Reuters
Trade War Anomaly: Why Northern Europe Sells More to China, Proportionally, Than We Do, The American Prospect

U.S. News
The Supreme Court’s Second Amendment Appetite, New York Times
Wisconsin fugitive survives three years in makeshift bunker, Pioneer Press

Women’s Health
As Republican Legislators Seek to Ban Abortion, Voters in Every Single State Reject That Change, The American Prospect
Lyme Disease Is Baffling, Even to Experts, The Atlantic

Upcoming DFL Events:

• August 16, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
• August 17
  • 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
  • 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM — SD48 DFL “United in Diversity” Picnic, Round Lake Park, 16691 Valley View Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
  • 2:00 to 4:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
• August 18
  • 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
  • 12:00 to 4:00 PM — Lions’ Park, Maple Grove Community Center, 12951 Weaver Lake Rd, Maple Grove, MN. Bring a dish to share and join them for community, candidates and fun!
  • 2:00 to 4:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
• August 19, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
• August 21, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chamber, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
• August 22, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
• August 24
  • 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM — SD47 DFL at Stifungfest Craft Fair, 21 Main St E, Young America, MN 55397
  • 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM — SD50 DFL Brunch in the Park, Moir Park, 10320 Morgan Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55431. Join them for food, fun and friendship with your neighbors.
  • 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Based Door Knock, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340
  • 2:00 to 4:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Based Door Knock, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340
• August 25, 3:00 to 7:00 PM — SD33 DFL Summer Picnic, more information as it becomes available.
• August 31, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM — SD48 DFL Southwest 5K Run/Walk, Purgatory Creek Park, 13001 Technology Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. More information and register here.
• September 2 — Labor Day
• September 3
  • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, visit their Facebook pagefor this month’s specifics
  • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room C, Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430.
• September 4
  • 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room C102, Kennedy High School, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room 172, Ridgedale Library, Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
• September 7 — SD47 DFL at Steamboat Days Minnesota Made
• September 8
  • 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM — SD47 DFL Marching in the Carver Steamboat Days Parade
  • 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club meeting, contact them for more information.