Days Until the Election: 71
DFL Action Center
71 Days OUT – Let’s get to work!
Thanks for tuning into the Democratic National Convention! Now let’s go win in November! 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 there are events happening in your area!
Biden-Harris Yard Signs
We’re excited to announce that Biden-Harris yard signs are now available! Click this link to order yours today! As you may have heard, Donald Trump is spending over $14 million on ads right here in Minnesota, and every sign you order helps us fight back by funding the DFL Party’s grassroots organizing program!
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Otto Bremer Trust trustees strike back against Attorney General Keith Ellison’s claims, Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal
More than 1,200 complaints filed to Minnesota attorney general about eviction moratorium, Star Tribune
Local residents rally for Postal Service, Albert Lea Tribune
Congressional News
WATCH: Postmaster General DeJoy Testifies In House Oversight Hearing, NPR
Dan Feehan, CD1 DFL Candidate
Minn. Rep. Hagedorn hires ethics lawyer amid allegations, Bemidji Pioneer
Donald Trump
Kellyanne Conway to leave the White House at the end of the month, citing the need to focus on her family, Washington Post
White House, Trump’s campaign dismiss secret audio in which his sister says ‘you can’t trust him’, Washington Post
Trump campaign unveils 2020 Republican National Convention speakers, CBS News
Environment
Residents Flee As Gulf Coast Sees Possible Tandem Hurricanes, HuffPost
GOP platform on climate risks ceding issue to Democrats, The Hill
Governor Tim Walz
Senators weigh future of commerce commissioner’s job, question politics on Line 3, Duluth News Tribune
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz faces another lawsuit over mask mandate, Pioneer Press
Healthcare
6 more deaths, 728 more cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota, Star Tribune
Minnesota’s OSHA hits two Twin Cities hospitals with penalties over COVID-19, Star Tribune
CDC updates school guidelines for Covid-19 pandemic, CNN
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Video: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris talk COVID-19 and taxes with ABC’s David Muir , ABC
Check out our brand new Biden for President merchandise in the DFL Store!
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Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan
‘Pushing that boulder up the hill,’ Star Tribune
Minnesota Legislature
A fascist manifesto is gaining fans on the right, including state Sen. Roger Chamberlain., MN Reformer
Minnesota News
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: More Sturgis cases expected in Minnesota, MPR
Minnesota’s OSHA hits two Twin Cities hospitals with penalties over COVID-19, Star Tribune
Two men from metro suburbs charged with May arson fires, Pioneer Press
Representative Angie Craig
Photos: US Rep. Angie Craig tours Lake City businesses, Post Bulletin
Business owners in Lake City, Red Wing talk about economic recovery, Post Bulletin
Representative Collin Peterson
House Chair: Usda Coronavirus Aid Process ‘risks Public Distrust,’ Successful Farming
Republicans
More than two dozen former Republican lawmakers endorse Joe Biden on first day of GOP convention, CNN
In 1981 a ‘task force’ intimidated voters at the polls. Will Republicans revert to their old tactics?,The Guardian
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar to keynote Rockingham County Democrats fundraiser, WMUR
Why America needs a strong Honest Ads Act, Mercury News
Secretary of State Steve Simon
Minnesota Secretary of State says Trump’s idea of police at polls ‘can’t happen’, WCCO
MN Sec of State: Poll workers, election judges needed, KTOE
About 100,000 Ramsey County voters have already asked for ballots. Be patient, Pioneer Press
Senator Tina Smith
Sen. Tina Smith and House Candidate Dan Feehan visit Gray Duck Theater & Coffeehouse, Post Bulletin
U.S. News
Kenosha police shoot man; video of incident appears to show officer firing several shots into his back at close range, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
57 percent of Republicans say coronavirus death toll is ‘acceptable’, The Hill
Covid-19 deaths have dropped below 1,000 a day as summer surge tails off, CNN
World News
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was ‘fairly likely’ poisoned, Germany says, CNN
Belarus’ Lukashenko carries assault rifle as protesters demand his resignation at mass rally, CNBC
Hong Kong man was reinfected by the coronavirus, researchers say, NBC
Upcoming DFL Events
With COVID-19, we suggest you check with the hosting organization to see if meetings, etc. are being held.
- August 24, 6:00 to 7:00 PM — DFL Virtual Youth Vote Kick Off with Erin Maye-Quade, more information and RSVP here.
- August 25, 10:00 to 10:45 AM — DFL Virtual Labor Coalition Roundtable with Rep. Angie Craig (CD2), more information and RSVP here.
- August 27, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — Caring for Our Unhoused Relatives, more information and RSVP here.
- August 29 — DFL State Central Virtual Meeting, this will be a full agenda, more information as it becomes available.
- August 31, 5:00 to 7:00 PM — DFL Annual Women’s Leadership Virtual Event, more information and RSVP here.
- September 1, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- 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 7 — Labor Day
- 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.
- September 11 — Patriots Days
- September 14
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- September 16, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — No CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting this month
- September 18 through 20 — Rosh Hashana
- September 18 through November 2 — General Election Early Voting
- September 21 — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for specifics
- September 22 — Fall Equinox
- September 27 to 28 — Yom Kippur
- September 29 — Presidential Debate, Case Western Reserve University, more information and it becomes available.