In the Know: February 21, 2019

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Minnesota AG: Trump’s emergency penalizes states, Rochester Post-Bulletin

Governor Tim Walz
Walz needs GOP help to deliver on agenda for rural Minnesota, Rochester Post-Bulletin
Walz’s budget: OMG or DOA?, MinnPost
While other pieces of Gov. Tim Walz’s budget plan faced backlash, proposals aimed at rural Minnesota found bipartisan support., Fargo Forum
Walz wants $700,000 for new staff to handle Minnesotans’ questions and concerns, Star Tribune
Gov. Tim Walz’s proposed 20-cent gas tax increase faces GOP opposition, Pioneer Press
He likes big bus: Walz’s budget proposal aims to boost transit, MinnPost
Our opinion: Governor’s budget plan will require work; Proposal is laudable in ambition, but will require work on both sides of the aisle, Austin Daily Herald

Labor Movement
2-day teacher strike over in West Virginia: School to resume, AP

Minnesota
License revoked for Aitkin County care provider, Duluth News Tribune
Agency cited in Stillwater prison officer’s death, Duluth News Tribune
Check your credit card statements — data breach hits long list of Minnesota eateries, CityPages
A Somali journalist launches new effort to cover Minnesota’s immigrants, Columbia Journalism-Review
University of Minnesota task force urges renaming Coffman Memorial Union, other buildings, Star Tribune

Minnesota Legislature

Laying the tracks for the future of Northstar in St. Cloud, St. Cloud Times
Prep work to extend Northstar rail seeks $7.35 million in St. Cloud rep’s bill, St. Cloud TimesMinnesota Republican-backed tax on hybrid and electric cars would be highest in U.S., Pioneer Press
Minnesota lawmaker wants to increase penalties on false hate crime reports, Star Tribune
Carlos Mariani to sentencing panel: ‘Fulfill duty’, Minnesota Lawyer
Field set in special election for open House seat in east-central Minnesota, Star Tribune
‘Still a lot more to do’ as Minnesota lawmakers push for border-to-border broadband, Bemidji Pioneer
Paramedic medicine bill clears House committee once more, Mankato Free Press
In the Hopper: Judges’ pay; gang data; prison segregation, Minnesota Lawyer

Representative Angie Craig
Angie Craig holding town hall in Red Wing, Red Wing Republican Eagle

Representative Dean Phillips
U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips, Hennepin County leaders discuss priorities, Star Tribune

United States
Caterpillar, Apple Among Big Names Hit by US-China Trade War, New York Times
GOP resistance means new Kansas governor off to rocky start, ABC News

Trump
Mueller seems to be wrapping up two-year investigation into 2016 Russian election interference, Daytona Beach News-Journal
Democrats prepare resolution against Trump’s declaration, AP
Climate threat doubter is leading effort to advise Trump, AP

Upcoming DFL Events

  • February 21, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — CD3 DFL Leadership Position Screening, Maple Grove Library, 8001 Main St. N, Maple Grove, MN 55369
  • 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
  • February 26, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — CD3 DFL Leadership Position Screening, Lunds & Byerlys, 13081 Rigedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
  • February 27, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — CD3 DFL Leadership Position Screening, Davanni’s Pizza & Hot Hoagies,8061 Flying Cloud Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
  • 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
    • 6:30 to 8:00 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Teamsters Hall, 9422 Ylysses St NE, Blaine, MN 55434
    • 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, 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD34 DFL Business Meeting, EOC (Lower Level), Maple Grove Government Center, 12800 Arbor Lakes Pkwy N, Maple Grove, MN 55369. Registration opens at 6:30 PM.  Meeting gaveled to order at 7:00 PM
    • 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.
  • March 20, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Business Meeting, Council Chamber, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
  • March 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.
  • March 26, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD34 DFL Executive Committee Meeting, contact them for more information.