In the Know: January 30, 2019

2020
Why Is Howard Schultz Getting So Much 2020 Attention?, FiveThirtyEight

Economy
The Trump Appointee Delivering a Jackpot for Hedge Funds, The American Prospect
The factory Wisconsin is paying Foxconn billions to build won’t actually be a factory, company says, Think Progress

GOP
In rebuke to Trump, Mitch McConnell unveils proposal urging troops stay in Syria, Afghanistan, CNN
Chris Christie says Kushner’s father committed ‘one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes’ he prosecuted, CNN
Republicans In Early Primary States Face A Choice: Protect Trump Or Their Place In Line, FiveThirtyEight
Hacked emails list right-wing fundraiser partying with Russian fascists and oligarchs, Think Progress

Health Care
The Supreme Court may kill Roe v. Wade as soon as this week, Think Progress
8 things everybody should know about measles, Vox

Labor Movement
The White House quietly rolled back workplace safety rules during the shutdown, Vox

Minnesota Legislature
Best in snow? Bill would make Labrador retriever Minnesota’s top dog, MPR
Why Minnesota can’t get MNLARS right, MinnPost
Legislators see gap in key players as they reform rape laws, Star Tribune
Some Minnesota lawmakers have a plan to help federal workers — during the next shutdown, MinnPost
Minnesota Senate cancels all hearings due to extreme cold, Star Tribune

Minnesota News
Schools, mail on ice amid Minnesota’s statewide deep freeze, Star Tribune

News of the World
Will AMLO Respond to the Central American Exodus With Compassion—Or Militarization?, In These Times

Rep. Dean Phillips
Phillips sponsors bill to make Election Day a federal holiday, Eden Prairie News

Rep. Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar: Green New Deal would help Minnesota, could pass House, MPR

Rep. Pete Stauber
Reader’s View: Reaching Stauber no easy call, Duluth News Tribune

Senator Tina Smith
No Republican senators have signed onto a bill to give federal contractors backpay after the shutdown, Vox

Trump
Trump met Putin without staff or note takers present — again, Vox
Trump chastises intel chiefs after they contradict him on Iran and claims of foreign policy success, CNN
‘Several Thousand’ Additional Troops To Deploy To Southern Border, Huffington Post

Voting Rights
Proposed ballot measure would let California parolees vote, Sioux City Journal

Upcoming DFL Events

  • January 29
    • 6:30 to 7:30 PM — POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER Rep. Kelly Morrison (HD33B) Listening Session, Chanhassen Public Library, 7711 Kerber Blvd, Chanhassen, MN
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Brooklyn Park DFL, Mad Jack’s Restaurant, Party Room, 8078 Brooklyn Blvd, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
    • 7:00 to 8:00 PM — POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER 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
    • 5:00 to 8:00 PM — SD11 Special Election Phone Bank, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN 55439. More information and RSVP here.
    • 6:30 to 7:30 PM — POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER 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 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.
  • February 2
    • 10:00 to 11:00 AM — SD44 Town Hall with Rep. Ginny Klevorn (HD44A) and Rep. Patty Acomb (HD44B), Plymouth City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Blvd, Plymouth, MN 55447
    • 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM — Rep. Mike Nelson Town Hall, Brooklyn Center Community Center, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center, MN
    • 11:30 to 12:30 PM — SD50 Listening Session with Sen. Melissa Wiklund, Rep. Andrew Carlson and Rep. Michael Howard, Northwestern Health Science University, Lecture Room 2, 2501 W 84th St, Bloomington, MN 55431
  • February 4, 5:00 to 8:00 PM — SD11 Special Election Phone Bank, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN 55439. More information and RSVP here.
  • February 5
    • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting,Teamsters Local 120 Hall, 9422 Ulysses St NE, Blaine, MN
    • 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, 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.