In the Know: July 12, 2019

2020 Election
In a single day, Trump shows his 2020 cards, Politico

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Attorney General Ellison defends human rights of children in civil immigration detention, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office

Census
Trump Says He Will Seek Citizenship Information From Existing Federal Records, Not the Census, New York Times
Citizenship question dropped from census, but advocates fear ‘damage has been done’, ABC News

DFL News
Letter: Repealing ACA would be a catastrophic blow, by DFL Chairman Ken Martin, Albert Lea Tribune
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GOP
What Donald Trump got right, and Justin Amash got wrong, about conservatives, Vox
Mississippi Gubernatorial Candidate’s Condition For Female Reporter: Bring A Man, NPR

Governor Tim Walz
‘People are desperate’: Walz holds roundtable to discuss Minnesota’s limited rural child care, Grand Forks Herald
Governor Walz to assess Dodge County flood damage, KIMT 3

Health Care
Shady telemarketing call illustrates need for health law’s consumer protections, Star Tribune
Drugmaker agrees to pay $1.4 billion in largest opioid settlement in US history, The Hill

Immigration

Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan takes on “threat of climate change” on Germany trip, Star Tribune

Minnesota Legislature
Budget reform committee gets taste of how easy it’s going to be to reform Minnesota’s budget process, Minnpost
No clear strategy to fund ballooning need for senior care, MPR

Minnesota News
State aims to provide more students summer meals, Star Tribune
Xcel Energy starts to dismantle lofty coal plant icon in Burnsville, MPR
Two top administrators abruptly resign from Minnesota Department of Human Services, Star Tribune

News of the World
Turkey Accepts Russian S-400 Missile System, Rankling U.S. And NATO, NPR
If San Pedro Sula Is Murder Capital of the World, Who Made It That Way?, The American Prospect
‘Only the Strong Survive.’ How Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu Is Testing the Limits of Power, Time

Representative Angie Craig (CD2)
House Democrats Urge FCC to Reject Universal Service Fund Cap, Meritalk

Senator Amy Klobuchar
AMY KLOBUCHAR: Fighting those annoying robocalls, Southernminn
Klobuchar urges passage of bipartisan rural renewables bill, Brainerd Dispatch

Senator Tina Smith
US Senator Tina Smith Pushes For Public Companies to Disclose Risks from Climate Change, Smith.Senate.gov

Trump White House
Trump unloads on Paul Ryan after ‘American Carnage’ excerpts, Star Tribune
Trump And Paul Ryan Swap Insults: ‘Don’t Cheat On Your Wife’, TPM
Trump boasts that Kim Jong Un ‘was so happy to see me’, The Hill
Trump’s increasingly erratic presidency, Politico
Trump’s social media summit was a circus. Its aftermath was even worse., Vox

U.S. News
How to dramatically reduce gun violence in American cities, Vox
Is medical marijuana the solution to the veteran opioid crisis?, Pacific Standard
Connecticut and Oregon Make Paid Family Leave a Reality, The American Prospect
Powerless: The high cost of cheap gas, CBS News
45-cent gas tax? Less dumb than GOP’s road funding plan, Detroit Free Press

Trump Trade Wars
After Trade War Truce, Trump Accuses China of Not Buying Enough U.S. Farm Products, Time
Trump Administration Threatens to Extend Trade War to France Over 3% Tax on Big Tech Companies, Time

Upcoming DFL Events

  • July 14
    • 12:00 to 4:00 PM — DFL Senior Caucus Picnic, Brookview Park, 7741 Harold Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55427. Guest Speaker:  Majority Leader Ryan Winkler. Picnic supplied by Senior Caucus Board Members, bu feel free to bring a dish to share and your own beverage. For more information or to RSVP, email rogergehrke@yahoo.com.
    • 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club meeting, contact them for more information
  • July 15, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — UPDATED:  SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Suite 21, 7001 Cahill Rd, Edina, MN
  • July 16, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
  • July 17, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
  • July 20, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM — SD47 DFL Marching in the Watertown Rails to Trails Parade
  • July 21, 12:00 to 3:00 PM – SD49 DFL Picnic, Shelter 1, West Bush Lake Park, 9140 E Bush Lake Rd, Bloomington, MN 55438. More information and RSVP here.
  • July 22, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
  • July 25, 4:00 to 8:00 PM — SD47 DFL at Glad Days, 107 John Ave N, Cologne, MN 55322
  • July 26
    • 4:00 to 8:00 PM — SD47 DFL at Glad Days, 107 John Ave N, Cologne, MN 55322
    • 5:00 to 8:00 PM — SD47 DFL at River City Days, City Square Park, 300 N Chestnut St, Chaska, MN 55381
    • 6:00 to 8:00 PM — 2019 Minnesota DFL Women’s Leadership Event with Special Guest U.S. Sne. Kirsten Sinema, 1908 Girard Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403. More information and tickets here.
  • July 27
    • 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM — SD47 DFL at Glad Days, 107 John Ave N, Cologne, MN 55322
    • 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM — SD47 DFL at River City Days, City Square Park, 300 N Chestnut Street, Chaska, MN 55318
  • July 28, 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM — SD47 DFL Marching in the Chaska River City Days Parade
  • July 30, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — DNC Presidential Debate airing on CNN. Live stream on CNN.com and the CNN app for iOS and Android, as well as via the CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast and Android TV.
  • July 31, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — DNC Presidential Debate airing on CNN. Live stream on CNN.com and the CNN app for iOS and Android, as well as via the CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast and Android TV.
  • August 3, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM — SD47 DFL at Volksfest, Victoria, MN
  • August 6
    • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee meeting, visit their Facebook pagefor specifics, locations change from month to month.
    • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Mississippi Room, Brooklyn Park Public Library.
  • August 7
    • 12:00 to 10 PM — SD47 DFL at the Carver County Fair, 501 W 3rd St, Waconia, MN 55387
    • 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room C102, Kennedy High School, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room 172, Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
  • August 8
    • 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM — SD47 DFL at the Caver County Fair, 501 W 3rd St, Waconia, MN 55387.
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
  • August 9, 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM — SD47 DFL at the Carver County Fair, 501 W 3rd St, Waconia, MN 55387.
  • August 10, 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM — SD47 DFL at the Carver County Fair, 501 W 3rd St, Waconia, MN 55387.
  • August 11
    • 10:00 AM TO 8:00 PM — SD47 DFL at Carver County Fair, 501 W 3rd St, Waconia, MN 55387.
    • 10:30 to 11:30 AM — SD40 DFL Marching in the Long Lake Corn Days Parade, Willow Drive N and Watertown Rd, contact them for more information.
    • 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club, contact them for more information.
  • August 12 — Deadline for 2019 DFL Women’s Hall of Fame Women of Distinction and Rising Star Applications, more information here.
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting — Council Chamber, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka, MN 55345
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN.
  • August 14, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
  • August 16, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
  • August 17
    • 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
    • 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM — SD48 DFL “United in Diversity” Picnic, Round Lake Park, 16691 Valley View Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
    • 2:00 to 4:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.