In the Know: January 10, 2019

Congress
Several Minnesota delegation members to donate shutdown pay, The Telegraph

Economy
Why Government Spending Can’t Turn the U.S. Into Venezuela, In These Times

Environment
Andrew Wheeler Is Bad News for Coal Miners and Environmentalists Alike, NY Mag
Not all environmentalists eat tofu: the hunters fighting climate change, The Guardian

Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Tim Walz tells business leaders he understands regulatory and tax concerns, Star Tribune
Eye On Mining: Gov. Walz talks copper-nickel mining, CBS 3 Duluth
Walz administration reconsidering lawsuit against Enbridge pipeline project, MinnPost
Gov. Tim Walz’s first official action: creating a ‘Diversity, Inclusion and Equity’ council, Pioneer Press

GOP
GOP Senator: Manafort Wasn’t Colluding, He Knew Russian Agent ‘For a Very Long Time’, New York Magazine
Dems to use Mueller probe as cudgel against Barr, Politico

Health Care
Chamber of Commerce CEO vows to ‘use all our resources’ to fight single-payer proposals, The Hill

Minnesota Legislature
1st day of Minnesota Legislative Session a ‘Day of Hope’, KIMT
Northland Legislators Discuss Priorities For 2019 Legislative Session, WDIO
2019 Minnesota Legislature opens with preview of conflicts to come, MinnPost
Field set for Minnesota’s special Senate election to fill Tony Lourey’s seat, Star Tribune

Minnesota News
In last pitch to Legislature, U prez Kaler asks for more funding, offers advice, MinnPost

News of the World
Kim Jong Un hopes second summit with Trump will achieve results ‘welcomed by the international community’, USA Today
Yemeni Rebels Launched a Deadly Airstrike in a Blow to Peace Efforts, Time
The US Is Not That Important to China, Beat the Press

Rep. Collin Peterson
Peterson Elected House Ag Chairman, The Progressive Farmer

Rep. Dean Phillips
Phillips cosponsors campaign finance reform bill, SWNews Media

Rep. Ilhan Omar
Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar Are Destroying the Stereotype of the Silent Muslim Woman, Daily Beast

Senator Tina Smith
Low-Wage Contractor Backpay Bills Introduced, Meritalk


Sheriff Hutchinson
No, really, there’s a new sheriff in town. This is what he did on his first day., Minnpost

Trump Government Shutdown
McConnell blocks House bills to reopen government, The Hill
Steel slat wall prototype sawed through in DHS test, report says, USA Today
‘Rent Doesn’t Get Furloughed.’ Federal Workers Are Missing Their First Paychecks As the Shutdown Drags On, Time
Emergency declaration option for wall tests GOP, The Hill
Shutdown hits American farmers already hurt by China trade war, The Guardian

Upcoming DFL Events

  • January 10
    • 6:00 to 7:00 PM — Join SD48 DFL and Progressive for Somali tea and conversation with Eden Prairie School Board Candidates, Minnetonka Mills Room, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — NOTE LOCATION CHANGE SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Mills Room, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
  • January 11
    • 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.
  • January 13
    • 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club Meeting, more info as it becomes available
  • January 14
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Council Chamber, Minnetonka, MN 55345
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
  • January 16
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Council Chambers, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
  • January 17
    • 6:00 to 7:30 PM — SD46 Town Hall, St. Louis Park City Hall, 5005 Minnetonka Blvd, St. Louis, MN 55416, hosted by Sen. Ron Latz, Rep. Cheryl Youakim and Rep. Ryan Winkler
  • January 18
    • 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.
  • January 19
    • 10:00 to 11:00 AM — Rep. Kelly Morrison (HD33B) Listening Session, Southshore Community Center, 5735 Country Club Rd, Shorewood, MN
  • January 21 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — Brooklyn Park DFL Meeting, Brooklyn Park Public Library, 6500 W Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN
  • January 22
    • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD34 DFL Executive Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
  • January 25
    • 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.
  • January 29
    • 6:30 to 7:30 PM — Rep. Kelly Morrison (HD33B) Listening Session, Chanhassen Public Library, 7711 Kerber Blvd, Chanhassen, MN
    • 7:00 to 8:00 PM — SD49 Town Hall, Edina City Hall, 4801 W 50th St, Edina, MN 55424, with Sen. Melisa Franzen, Rep. Heather Edelson and Rep. Steve Elkins
  • January 30
    • 6:30 to 7:30 PM — Rep. Kelly Morrison (HD33B) Listening Session, Westonka Public Library, 2079 Commerce Blvd, Mound, MN
  • January 31
    • 6:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Trivia Night, party room, Davanni’s Pizza & Hot Hoagies, 8061 Flying Cloud Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. Join them for pizza and drinks at our first ever trivia night! $15 per person or $25 per couple. Covers pizza and one drink ticket.
  • February 2
    • 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 5
  • February 6
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Ridgedale Library, Room 172, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
  • February 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.
  • February 10
    • 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club Meeting, contact SD40 DFL for more information
  • February 11
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Council Chamber, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM  — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
  • February 12
    • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD34 DFL Central Committee Meeting,  more information as it becomes available
  • 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, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Exclesior Blvd
  • 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.