Economy
Will Income-Share Agreements Be the Next Payday Loans?, The American Prospect
We’re in the longest economic expansion ever – but it’s the rich who are getting richer, NBC
Millions of kids could lose health insurance and food assistance under Trump’s public charge rule, Pacific Standard
Environment
Floating Antarctic ice goes from record high to record lows, Star Tribune
Revealed: rampant deforestation of Amazon driven by global greed for meat, The Guardian
GOP
Religious Legislating, MN Political Roundtable
Can Democrats Stop McConnell and Trump’s Quiet Regulatory Takeover?, The American Prospect
Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Walz Signs Opioid Bill Targeting Drug Makers, Distributors, WCCO
Health Care
U.S. recorded 18 new cases of measles last week, Reuters
Minnesota avoids a policy mistake on health ‘reform’, Star Tribune
Immigration
It’s Not Just About Deportations: Trump Wants To Create a Permanent Underclass, In These Times
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claims migrants forced to drink from toilets at detention centers, Fox 9
President Trump Signs Aid Package to Help Government Cope With Migrant Surge, Time
Trump says more deportations ahead after Independence Day, NBC
Lawmakers, including Ocasio-Cortez, lash out over conditions following border facility tours, CNN
Labor Rights
Minnesota Enacts Wage Theft Law, Workday Minnesota
Workers Who Waged the Biggest Trump-Era Manufacturing Strike Just Struck a Deal—Here’s What It Says, In These Times
Minnesota News
‘You stole a generation from us’: Minnesotans celebrate new law that puts drug companies on the hook for opioid crisis, West Central Tribune
Minnesota parks offer quiet areas for military veterans on July 4, Star Tribune
As Minneapolis minimum wage ticks up, city prepares to address more violations, MinnPost
Who’ll stop the rain? Rivers swell as southern MN braces for more storms, MPR
Appeals court orders dismissal of Southwest light-rail lawsuit, Star Tribune
For years, women at the Shakopee prison were banned from the human touch, City Pages
In a first, 2 Somali-Americans joining ranks of St. Paul firefighters, Pioneer Press
News of the World
The Ransacking of Hong Kong’s Legislature Prompts a ‘Zero Tolerance’ Warning From Beijing, Time
An Arm of the World Bank Has Been Implicated in Latin America’s Biggest Corruption Scandal, Time
Facebook Fined $2.3 Million By Germany Under Hate Speech Law, Time
Representative Jim Hagedorn (CD1)
Hagedorn meets a restive crowd in town hall, Rochester Post Bulletin
Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)
Big business to Supreme Court: Defend LGBTQ people from bias, Star Tribune
Conservative justices surprise court watchers with swing votes, The Hill
Trump
Team Trump’s Game Plan to Destroy Mueller: Hound Him About ‘FBI Lovers’, The Daily Beast
Trump looking ‘very strongly’ at delaying census, The Hill
Trump Toys With Delaying 2020 Census, Maybe Defying Constitution, NY Mag
Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration is facing resistance from Senate Democrats, NY Ttimes
Trump says tanks will be part of his July Fourth celebration, MPR
Trump, RNC raise $105 million in second quarter, CNN
Trump rails against NY Dems for investigation into NRA, NBC
The viral video of Ivanka Trump at the G20 perfectly captures the problem with nepotism, Vox
Trump paints dark picture of homelessness in cities: ‘We may intercede’, Star Tribune
Trump Trade Wars
U.S. manufacturing stumbles under weight of trade tensions, Reuters
US proposing more tariffs on European goods as part of dispute over aircraft subsidies, USA Today
China trade war jeopardizes future of U.S. export agency, Politico
US News
Private Prison Giant Hires Twice-Convicted Ex-Aide to Top Democrat in Order to Fend Off Scrutiny, The Daily Beast
Florida’s Governor limits the voting rights of former felons, Pacific Standard
New law restores felons’ right to vote in Nevada, Las Vegas Review-Journal
A black hospital patient went on a walk with an IV drip. Police arrested him on suspicion of stealing medical equipment, CNN
Upcoming DFL Events
- July 2
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, visit their Facebook page for this month’s meeting location.
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — CANCELLED SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Mississippi Room, Brooklyn Park Library, 8500 W Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443.
- July 3
- 2:00 to 7:30 PM — SD47 DFL Tabling at the SW Chamber Business Expo, 7700 Market Blvd, Chanhassen, MN 55317.
- 6:30 to :30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room C102, Kennedy High School, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CANCELLED — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting
- July 4 — Independence Day
- 1:00 to 3:00 PM — SD47 DFL Marching in the Chanhassen 4th of July Parade
- July 8
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chambers, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- July 11, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- July 13, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM — SD47 DFL at Mayer Rising, 413 Bluejay Ave, Mayer, MN 55360
- July 15, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — UPDATED: SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Suite 21, 7001 Cahill Rd, Edina, MN
- July 14, 1:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club Meeting, contact them for more specifics.
- 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
- 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 — DNC Presidential Debate, more information as it becomes available
- July 31 — DNC Presidential Debate, more information as it becomes available
- August 3, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM — SD47 DFL at Volksfest, Victoria, MN