In the Know: August 20, 2019

2020 Election
For Trump, appeals to white fears about race may be a tougher sell in 2020: Reuters/Ipsos poll, Reuters

Agriculture
Corn’s hellish week has traders turning to fields for cues, Inforum
U.S. CORN, SOYBEAN CROPS ARE STILL GOING BACKWARD, USDA SAYS, Successful Farming
Maybe The Way To Control Locusts Is By Growing Crops They Don’t Like, NPR
‘Robot milking saved my dairy farm’, BBC
China pig farmer profits soar after disease wipes out third of herd, boosts prices, Reuters

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Attorney General Keith Ellison backs releasing list of Boy Scout leaders accused of misconduct, Star Tribune

Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s gun control reversal should surprise exactly no one, CNN
Trump, QAnon and an impending judgment day: Behind the Facebook-fueled rise of The Epoch Times, NBC News
The Trump administration wants to make it easier to fire women who act too ‘masculine’, Think Progress

Economy
US Steel laying off nearly 200 Michigan workers, The Hill
Trump touts economy but payroll tax discussion reveals recession fears, CNN
U.S. yield curve: Invert, steepen, repeat, Reuters

Environment
Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate Change, Scientific American
Earth’s future is being written in fast-melting Greenland, Washington Post

Governor Tim Walz
Walz to attend State Fair 4-H auction, Rochester Post-Bulletin

Immigration
Immigration lawyers: We saw what’s happening at the US-Mexico border. It’s a tragic farce., USA Today
More than 1,000 Google employees implore leaders to stop working with U.S. border and immigration agencies, CNBC
Deportations to Iraq stoke fear among immigrant families in Michigan, Detroit Free Press

Minnesota Legislature
Court defeat could cost Minnesota treasury $100 million, MPR
Loss in court slices millions from Minnesota state budget, Star Tribune

Minnesota News
Family-run Giant Slide celebrates 50 years at the Minnesota State Fair, Fox 9
St. Paul’s most competitive council race is focused on crime, development — and bringing a new approach to city hall, MinnPost
MSP airport apologizes for passenger delays after Monday security checkpoint changes, Pioneer Press
Over a quarter century later, unpaid leave law is not enough to support small businesses, MinnPost

News of the World
In Zimbabwe, An Economic Crisis With 175% Inflation Drives Discontent, NPR
Hijacker shot dead after taking 37 people hostage on a bus in Brazil, CNN
Desperate migrants jump off rescue ship, seeking Italy, Star Tribune
Russia Tells Nuclear Watchdog: Radiation From Blast Is ‘None of Your Business’, Daily Beast

Representative Dean Philips (CD3, D) 
Minnesota Politicians Speak Out After Planned Parenthood Exits Title X, WCCO

Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
Stop Asking Ilhan Omar to Condemn Palestine’s LGBTQ+ Crackdown, Out Magazine
Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar denounce Israel’s travel restrictions during press conference, CBS News
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar blasts Israel, Trump over trip decision, Star Tribune

Republicans
Suburban women want Congress to act on gun control, Republican poll finds, Vox
Paul Ryan moving to Maryland, not selling Wisconsin home, Star Tribune
Despite his not so queer-friendly record, Log Cabin Republicans endorse Trump, City Pages

U.S. News
Jeffrey Epstein signed a will just two days before he died by suicide, court records say, USA Today
U.S. TESTS MISSILE BANNED FOR DECADES, IGNORING WARNINGS FROM RUSSIA, Newsweek
What to Know About California’s New Police Use-of-Force Law, NY Times
Facebook releases audit of conservative bias amid criticism, Politico

Upcoming DFL Events:

• 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.
• September 9
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chambers, 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
• September 12 — Presidential Debate airing on ABC and Univision, more information as it becomes available
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
• September 13 — Presidential Debate airing on ABC and Univision if necessary, more information as it becomes available
• September 14, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM — SD47 DFL members will be visiting Nickle Dickle Days in Waconia
• September 15 — SD47 DFL Blue Wav Rising Dinner, more information as it becomes available
• September 18, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chamber, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka, Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
• September 21 — State DFL Business Conference, Redwood Valley Senior High School, 100 George Ramseth Dr, Redwood Falls, MN 56283. More information as it becomes available.