In the Know: June 4, 2019

 

Congress
House Democrats poised to approve bill to give DREAMers pathway to citizenship, Vox

Economy
Trump’s tax cut impact: $1 of for every $20 of revenue loss, MinnPost
Amazon offered job to Pentagon official involved with $10 Billion contract is sought, The Intercept

Environment
Earth’s carbon dioxide levels are highest they’ve been in millions of years, USA Today
How China’s growing soy demand is fueling Brazilian deforestation, Pacific Standard

GOP
‘Any attempt to claim Orwell for the right is dishonest’: An interview with Dorian Lynskey, Pacific Standard
Why Are Republican Small Donors So Easy to Swindle?, NY Mag
Minnesota Republicans: She who gets the most votes shouldn’t necessarily win, City Pages
Mom asks Minnesota Sen. Karin Housley to stop blaming her diabetic son for his death, City Pages

Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Tim Walz Celebrates Medical Expansion in Duluth, FOX 21
[WATCH] Governor Tim Walz Discusses Budget Deal; GOP and DFL Party Chairs Discuss 2020 Preview, KSTP

Minnesota Legislative Session
Despite some big wins at 2019 Legislature, affordable housing advocates say much more needs to be done, MinnPost

Minnesota News
Fraser remembered as ‘quiet giant’ of Minnesota politics, MPR
Minnesota court rules closed for-profit schools must fully repay illegal loans, Star Tribune
A setback for Line 3: What the latest court ruling means for the future of the project, MinnPost
Sherburne County proposes expanding jail for more ICE detainees, MPR
Globe University, Minnesota School of Business students should get loan refunds, appeals
court rules, Pioneer Press
5 things to know about Minnesota’s medical provider tax, MPR

News of the World
Ghana’s new lifesaving drones: like Uber, but for blood, Vox
Trump meets with Theresa May, CNN
Sudan: opposition rejects army’s plan for snap elections, The Guardian
How the Tiananmen Square Massacre Changed China Forever, Time
US abortion policy is ‘extremist hate’ and ‘torture’, says UN commissioner, The Guardian
The most interesting moment of the Trump-May news conference happened before it began, Vox

Representative Jim Hagedorn (CD1)
Hagedorn visits for Town Hall, Fairmont Sentinel

Trump
Don’t miss Mick Mulvaney’s ‘unreasonable’ answer on the USS John McCain, CNN
House to vote on holding Barr, McGahn in contempt next week, Star Tribune
A Hotel Investor in Panama Says Trump’s Company Evaded Taxes, Time
NY prosecutors want Paul Manafort sent to Rikers Island, CNN
White House directs Hicks, Donaldson to withhold White House documents from House panel, CNN
With Trump Order Barring WH Docs, Hicks Turning Over Campaign Docs To Congress, TPM
Judge rejects House Democrats’ request to block Trump’s border wall funding, CBS

Trump Trade Wars

U.S. News
Ginsburg sides with conservative justices in ruling over prison sentence, The Hill
Wisconsin Republicans to decide on health care funding, Star Tribune
Dallas police ask for FBI help after third transgender woman murdered, Duluth News Tribune
2020 census could lead to worst undercount of black, Latinx people in 30 years, MPR
Fears grow over ‘food swamps’ as drugstores outsell major grocers, The Guardian
Allina wins Supreme Court ruling on federal hospital payments, Star Tribune

 

Upcoming DFL Events

  • Today through June 5 — Ramadan
  • June 4
    • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, check their Facebook page for specifics
    • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
  • June 5
    • 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Kennedy High School, Room C102, 701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Ridgedale Library, Room 172
  • June 6, 6:00 PM — SD37 DFL Marching in the Spring Lake Park Tower Days Parade, corner of Able St NE and 81st Ave NE, Spring Lake Park, MN 55432. Contact them if you can march with them.
  • June 7, 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.
  • June 8, 8:30 to 5:45 PM — 4th Biennial DFL Training Summit, Metropolitan State University, 700 7th St E, St. Paul, MN 55106.  More information and register here.
  • June 9, 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club, contact them for more information.
  • June 10
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Council Chambers, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
  • June 13
    • 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM — SD37 DFL Garage Sale, 12257 Larch Cir NW, Minneapolis, MN 55448
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
  • June 14 — Flag Day
    • 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM — SD37 DFL Garage Sale, 12257 Larch Cir NW, Minneapolis, MN 55448
    • 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.
  • June 16 — Fathers’ Day
  • June 19, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Council Chambers, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
  • June 20, 6:30 to 9:00 PM — SD40 marching in the Earle Brown Days Parade
  • 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 — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Mississippi Room, Brooklyn Park Library, 8500 W Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443.
  • July 3
    • 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 — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room 172, Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnesota MN 55305
  • July 4 — Independence Day
  • July 8
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chambers, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Suite 21, 7001 Cahill Rd, Edina, MN
  • July 11, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
  • July 14, 1:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club Meeting, contact them for more specifics.