In the Know: January 7, 2019

2020
Presidential Primary Debates Can Make — And Break — A Campaign, FiveThirtyEight

Attorney General Ellison
Drug Prices, Student Debt & Housing Among Ellison’s Top Priorities, KAAL TV

Congress
Minnesota’s new U.S. House members chase committee slots, Star Tribune
Does Ocasio-Cortez think Trump is a racist? ‘Yeah. No question.’, Washington Post

Environment
The Green New Deal, explained, Vox
Dutch eco initiative halves energy bills in first UK homes, The Guardian
Monarch butterfly numbers plummet 86 percent in California, USA Today

Governor Walz
With environmental agency picks, Walz aims to strike a delicate balance, Star Tribune
Governor-Elect Tim Walz Reflects on His Journey to Governor’s Office, KEYC

Inauguration Day
Tim Walz to be sworn in as Minnesota’s 41st governor, Star Tribune
Minnesota, meet your new governor: teacher, coach, soldier, sci-fi fan — and eternal optimist, Pioneer Press

Minnesota GOP
Jennifer Carnahan Announces Run For GOP Party Chair Reelection, KXRA
Man arrested Saturday at Elizabeth Warren’s event in Storm Lake, Des Moines Register
Lakefield’s “Front Row Joe” arrested for disorderly conduct at Elizabeth Warren event, Blue Stem Prairie

Minnesota Legislature
Five candidates now running in state Senate special election, MPR
Health care, tax hike debates to headline 2019 Minnesota legislative session, Duluth News Tribune
A shorthand guide to the 2019 legislative session, Rochester Post Bulletin

News of the World
Labour backs cross-party amendment to block no-deal Brexit, The Guardian

Trump
Trump’s Syria withdrawal now comes with conditions, Bolton says, Vox
President Trump could declare an ‘immigration emergency.’ But would that get him funds for a wall?, USA Today

Trump Government Shutdown
U.S. towns with federal workers brace for impact as the shutdown continues, Washington Post
Trump Literally Did Not Understand What a Shutdown Would Do, New York Mag
Government shutdown: Democrats pan Trump’s steel border wall concession, The Guardian

Upcoming DFL Events

• January 7
  • 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM — Swearing in of Minnesota Constitutional Officers, streamed live on MPR’s Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaPublicRadio/
  • 1:00 to 2:00 PM — Dave Hutch Hennepin County Sheriff Swearing In Ceremony, 24th Floor, A Tower, Hennepin County Government Center, 300 S Sixth St, Minneapolis, MN 55415
  • 3:00 to 5:00 PM — Public Reception Welcoming Newly Inaugurated Gov. Walz and Lt. Gov. Flanagan, Rotunda, Minnesota State Capitol, 75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55155
• January 8
  • First Day of Minnesota Legislative Session
  • 11:30 to 1:00 PM — Swearing In Ceremony for Minnesota House, Minnesota State Capitol, 75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55155
  • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD34 DFL Central Committee, more information as we receive it
  • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, visit their Facebook page for specifics, locations change from month to month
  • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Executive Committee Meeting, more information as we receive it
• January 9
  • 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Kennedy High School, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Room C102, Bloomington, MN 55420
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD45 DFL Central Committee Meeting, City of Crystal, 4141 Douglas Dr N, Crystal, MN 55422
• 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 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
  • 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 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 Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.