2020 Election
Dems Sound Alarm: Trump Is ‘Carpet-Bombing’ Us in Key Battlegrounds, Daily Beast
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ends once-promising presidential bid, Associated Press
Jon Ossoff Leaning Toward Senate Run In Georgia, Huffington Post
How Democrats Can Win Back Rural Wisconsin, The Nation
Agriculture
Farmers’ loyalty to Trump tested over new corn-ethanol rules, Associated Press
U.S. has paid more than $1M in interest for late bailout payments to farmers, NBC News
Trump is lying to farmers’ faces, and they’re finally getting angry about it, Washington Post
Trade war taking toll on American farmers, MSNBC News
Donald Trump
Trump Tweets ‘Fox Isn’t Working For Us’ After Amicable Interview With DNC Staffer, Huffington Post
James Mattis: ‘I had no choice but to leave’ the Trump administration, CNN
Trump gloats after MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell apologized and retracted a claim that Trump had loans backed by Russian billionaires, Insider
Economy
US growth in second quarter revised down to 2 percent, The Hill
Trump’s new tariffs are about to hammer American wallets — and Goldman Sachs says the US economy may not recover for years, Business Insider
Stock futures jump after China’s positive comments on trade, New York Post
Education
Twin Cities districts scrambling to find more teachers as school start looms, MinnPost
Minneapolis School District enrollment continues to decline, Star Tribune
Environment
Trump administration to reverse limits on methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, Washington Post
Trump moves to allow logging in the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest, ThinkProgress
Trump did not agree to G7 aid package for Amazon fires, CNN
Governor Tim Walz
A Conversation With Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, WAMU Radio
Gov. Walz sits down for an interview at the Minnesota State Fair, Fox 9
Immigration
Citizenship will no longer be automatic for children of some US military members living overseas, CNN
Immigration cruelty may actually be hurting Trump — even as he pushes it to new levels, Salon
Labor
High Schoolers Are Using TikTok To Organize A Strike In Solidarity With Their Teachers, Buzzfeed
Essentia nurses to vote on contract Sept. 10, Duluth News-Tribune
Minnesota Legislature
State Rep. Matt Grossell demoted for drunken arrest, implied threat to officers, Star Tribune
Minnesota News
A conversation with the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul, MPR
Red Wing’s iconic stoneware factory will close this fall, Star Tribune
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan coming to the U of M, Bring Me the News
In Rollag, steam threshing is a ‘family reunion — we’re just not all related’, MPR
News of the World
Chinese Military Sends New Troops Into Hong Kong, New York Times
Trump slow-walks Ukraine military aid meant to contain Russia, Politico
Spain ‘werewolf syndrome’ child cases linked to wrong drug, BBC
Representative Dean Philips (CD3, D)
Eden Prairie will receive $250,000 federal grant for affordable housing, Eden Prairie News
Republicans
Surge in young Republicans worried about the environment: survey, Reuters
What would it take for Republicans to deal with climate change?, Washington Post
Republicans grow anxious about the Trump economy, Politico
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Senators Ask for Antitrust Probe in Concert Ticketing, New York Times
Senator Tina Smith
U.S. Sen. Tina Smith visits with local farmers, hears their concerns, Kittson County Enterprise
U.S. News
Hurricane Dorian to strengthen, set to slam Florida as major Category 4 storm on Labor Day, USA Today
Johnson & Johnson Was Ordered to Pay $572 Million for Its Role in the Opioid Crisis. With Similar Lawsuits Across the Country, That Could Be Just the Beginning, Time
Is The NRA Financially Bleeding Out?, Talking Points Memo
DOJ watchdog says James Comey broke FBI policy by keeping, leaking Trump meeting memos, CNN
Upcoming DFL Events:
- August 29, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM — Visit the DFL booth at the Minnesota State Fair, Cooper St and Dan Patch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
- August 30, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM — Visit the DFL booth at the Minnesota State Fair, Cooper St and Dan Patch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
- August 31
- 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM — Visit the DFL booth at the Minnesota State Fair, Cooper St and Dan Patch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
- 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
- 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM — Visit the DFL booth at the Minnesota State Fair, Cooper St and Dan Patch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
- 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.