Climate
By 2080, Minnesota could resemble Kansas unless climate action taken, Bring Me The News
Fossil fuel free by 2030? A group of Minnesota teens demands a Green New Deal, City Pages
Butterflies V. Border Wall: National Butterfly Center Seeks Restraining Order, NPR
Congress
Not So Supreme?, The American Prospect
McConnell Plans To Bring Green New Deal To Senate Vote, NPR
Senate Republicans want to change the rules to push through more Trump nominees, Vox
Economy
Amazon Threatens to Cancel New York City Headquarters if It Doesn’t Receive $3 Billion in Subsidies, In These Times
Market may be ignoring risks of an earnings slowdown, CNN
Americans lost $143 million in online relationship scams last year, MPR
GOP
Hypocrisy at the top of Minnesota GOP, Insight News
Unseating most LGBTQ House members is an official priority for the GOP in 2020, LGBTQ Nation
Trump-loving Minnesotan’s car is fascinating array of awfulness, City Pages
GOP Government Shutdown pt. II?
Trump intends to sign border deal to avoid another shutdown, CNN
Immigration
Inside The Largest and Most Controversial Shelter For Migrant Children In The U.S., NPR
New Mexico House Speaker says he won’t impeach governor for National Guard pullback, CBS News
Labor
The Fight Against Labor Trafficking Expands, Workday Minnesota
Chicago’s Political Revolution, In These Times
UN Labor Agency: Joblessness Dips, but Quality of Work Also, U.S. News & World Report
Testimony at MN Capitol underscores need for stronger wage theft laws, Workday Minnesota
Governor Tim Walz
Walz administration to continue legal challenge to Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline project, Minnpost
Minnesota governor, legislative leaders set deadlines to finish nearly $50 billion budget, Bemidji Pioneer
Minnesota Legislature
Federal election security funding due for Minnesota hits snag in Legislature, Star Tribune
Debate reopens over future of health care in Minnesota, MPR News
Minnesota
Mary Cathryn Ricker, Minnesota’s new education commissioner, brings ‘solution-driven ambition’ to state’s schools, Star Tribune
News of the World
Christophe Dettinger: French ‘yellow vest’ boxer goes on trial, BBC
More time needed, Britain’s May returns to parliament for Brexit, Reuters
Ex-Air Force Counterintelligence Officer Charged With Giving Secrets To Iran, NPR
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Reader’s View: Unlike Republicans, Klobuchar responsive, Duluth News Tribune
Social Justice
No Heat, No Power: How a Federal Jail Failed its Inmates, The New York Times
Upcoming DFL Events
- February 13
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Kennedy High School, Room C102, Kennedy High School, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD45 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Crystal City Hall, 4141 Douglas Dr N, Crystal, MN 55422
- February 14 — Valentine’s Day
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Minnetonka Mills Room, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345.
- February 15, 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
- February 18 — Presidents’ Day
- 9:00 AM — DFL Senior Caucus Day on the Hill, AFL-CIO Capitol Office Building, 175 Aurora Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55103. Registration at 9:00 AM. Program at 9:30 AM. Light breakfast and lunch available for a $5.00 donation. The event will focus on elder health justice
- February 20, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chamber, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- February 22, 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
- February 23
- 10:00 to 11:00 AM — Listening Session with Rep. Kelly Morrison (HD33B), Westonka Library, 2079 Commerce Blvd, Mound, MN 55364.
- 1:30 to 2:30 PM — Listening Session with Rep. Kelly Morrison (HD33B), Chanhassen Library, 7711 Kerber Blvd, Chanhassen, MN 55317
- March 1, 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
- March 2, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM — State DFL Business Conference, Eagan High School, 4185 Braddock Trl, Eagan, MN 55123.
- March 5
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, visit their website for more information
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Brookdale Library, Room C, 6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
- March 6, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Ridgedale Library, Room 172, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
- March 8, 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
- March 10, 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club, contact them for more information
- March 11
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 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
- March 12, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD34 DFL Business Meeting, more information as it becomes available.
- March 13
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Kennedy High School, Room C102, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD45 DFL Central Committee Meeting, City of Crystal, 4141 Douglas Dr N, Crystal, MN 55422
- March 14
- 7:00 to 8:00 PM — SD49 Town Hall with Sen. Melissa Franzen, Rep. Heather Edelson, Rep. Steve Elkins, 4801 West 50th St, Edina, MN 55424
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- March 15, 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.