In the Know: February 26, 2019

Congress
Republicans urge Trump declaration of a national emergency be rejected, Red Lake Nation News
House to vote on measure revoking Trump’s emergency order, AP
Lindsey Graham pretty much admits his Trump alignment is ‘to be relevant’, MinnPost
Democrats block abortion bill in Senate, Duluth News Tribune

Governor Tim Walz
Walz says his budget will reduce racial disparities in Minnesota, MPR
Chai Lee, Kris Fredson among 17 members chosen for Met Council, Pioneer Press

Minnesota
Wind energy, tax breaks sought to bring Google to Becker, Minn., MPR
Technology campus’ could cozy up to MOA, Finance and Commerce
Watchdog group sees sharp drop in EPA enforcement, cites two Minnesota cases, Star Tribune
Ramsey County jailer pleads guilty and resigns, 3 years after inmate mistreatment allegation, Pioneer Press
Anoka-Hennepin School District sued over locker room access for transgender teen, Pioneer Press
I-35, I-90 reopen in southern Minnesota; stranded travelers head home, MPR
Snow days turn into ‘digital days’ at some Minnesota schools, MPR
Betrayed by GPS, trucker gets stuck on Lake Minnetonka, MPR
How SE Minn. offered shelter from the storm, Rochester Post-Bulletin
ChangeMakers: Andrea Jenkins, first openly transgender black woman elected to public office, MPR

Minnesota Legislature
Cultural hub for Duluth will be topic at Capitol, Duluth News Tribune
Lawmakers seeking to compensate family of slain Stillwater corrections officer, Star Tribune
Decorum gets kicked and stomped at the State Capitol, Star Tribune
Federal money for election security again tied up in Minnesota Legislature, Pioneer Press
Rep. Cal Bahr says “kicked to the curb” comment misinterpreted, Star Tribune
East Side legislators sit down for community town hall, Lillie News
Gun safety bills offer a chance for Minnesota lawmakers to be superheroes, MinnPost
Lawmaker who said gun control supporters should be ‘stomped’ apologizes — but denies he said what he said, Pioneer Press
They wanted to end poverty by 2020. With one year left, MN lawmakers still think it’s possible., Duluth News Tribune

Representatie Dean Phillips

Trump
Cohen expected to claim lying, racism and cheating by Trump, AP
Big welcome in Hanoi for Trump, Kim and new nuclear talks, WTOP
Worker visas in doubt as Trump immigration crackdown widens, Star Tribune
Manafort seeks leniency in sentencing, MPR
2020 census preparations were slowed by the partial government shutdown, MPR

U.S.
New Mexico eyes a ‘Medicaid buy-in’ plan to insure more residents, MPR
Report finds $23 billion racial funding gap for schools, Washington Post
The Jail Health-Care Crisis, The New Yorker
Election Day 2019: Chicago voters head to polls to pick Rahm Emanuel successor, WGN9
Wisconsin governor orders state’s National Guard to leave Mexico border, Pioneer Press
Hospitals seek to address troubling increase in maternal mortality across US, Duluth News Tribune
Alabama publisher who called for KKK to ‘ride again’ is replaced by black woman, MPR
Walmart is eliminating greeters. Workers with disabilities feel targeted, MPR
A new benefit: Some companies help workers pay down student loans, MPR

Upcoming DFL Events

  • 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
    • 6:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 Leadership Screening Session, Maple Grove Library, Room #107, 8001 Main St, Maple Grove, MN
    • 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
  • 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.
  • March 16, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM — SD48 DFL Convention, Main Commons, Eden Prairie High School, 17185 Valley View Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
  • March 20, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee 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
    • 6:00 to 8:00 PM — CD3 Leadership Screening Session, Davanni’s Meeting Room, 8061 Flying Cloud Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
    • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD34 DFL Executive Committee Meeting, contact them for more information.
  • March 27, 6:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 Leadership Screening Session, Lunds & Byerlys Meeting Room, 13081 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
  • March 29, 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.