In the Know: January 11, 2019

Congress
As shutdown drags on, Minnesota’s federal lawmakers hold to party line, Star Tribune
Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer, to testify publicly before Congress, CNN

Economy
The $4.5 trillion force that’s helping to fuel market swings, CNN
Louisiana To End Monopoly Pricing for Hepatitis Drugs, Beat the Press

Environment
California water projects could be tapped to pay for Trump’s border wall, Los Angeles Times

Governor Tim Walz
Can Governor Walz Deliver For Rural Minnesota?, Swift County Monitor
Walz orders review of Commerce Department’s decision to fight Enbridge pipeline project, Star Tribune

GOP
‘Like drinking out of a fire hose’: Stauber gets feet wet on Capitol Hill, Brainerd Dispatch

Labor
As teachers’ strike looms, L.A. schools aren’t failing us. We’re failing them, LA Times
Los Angeles teachers postpone their strike, but 600,000 kids don’t know what’s next, CNN
Disaster Averted: How Unions Have Dodged the Blow of Janus (So Far), In These Times

Minnesota Legislature
Hortman: House ‘master mute button’ is no more, MPR
State chamber, political leaders talk regulations, the workforce — and self-driving cars, Pioneer Press
Gun control, MinnesotaCare buy-in among Democrats’ first legislative pushes, Duluth News Tribune
Taxes, recreational marijuana, dogs vs. cats: Where Minnesota’s legislative leaders stand on the critical issues, MinnPost

Minnesota News
Google looking at $600M data center in Becker, Minn., MPR
Minneapolis is No. 2 in the nation for women who make more than their male partners, CityPages

Mueller Investigation
Trump seeks to expand powers as Mueller, Democrats threaten to constrain, CNN

News of the World
U.S. starts withdrawing from Syria amid policy confusion, USA Today
Russia denies talk of spy swap for detained Marine, The Hill
‘If you enter a camp, you never come out’: inside China’s war on Islam, The Guardian

Rep. Ilhan Omar
Minnesota congresswoman becomes first to don hijab after 181 year-old law is changed, Arab American News

Senator Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar says she was denied Barr meeting before hearing because of shutdown, Politico

Senator Tina Smith
Smith working on bill that would give back pay to contract workers, MPR

Trump
Trump Campaigned on Mexico Paying for the Wall. Now He Says He ‘Obviously’ Didn’t Mean It, CNN
Exclusive: Trump team should be allowed to ‘correct’ final Mueller report, says Giuliani, The Hill

Trump Government Shutdown
Shutdown could hit Minnesota advocacy groups for victims of abuse, sexual assault, Star Tribune
10 ways the government shutdown sucks for Minnesota, CityPages
Shutdown nears record: Why these Republicans have crossed party lines to reopen the government, USA Today
Group representing FBI agents warns of harm from shutdown, Star Tribune
‘Barely above water’: US shutdown hits black federal workers hardest, The Guardian

Upcoming DFL Events

• 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
  • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, check their Facebook page for specifics: https://www.facebook.com/pg/MNDFLSD37/events/?ref=page_internal
  • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Brooklyn Park Library, Mississippi Room
• 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 Bro