In the Know: March 27, 2019

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Reader’s View: Ellison’s actions rational, honest, Duluth News Tribune

Congress
Green New Deal fails in forced Senate vote, MPR
Pelosi, Dems look for upside to Mueller report, The Hill

Economy
Congress’s New Progressives Take On the Banks, The American Prospect

GOP
Gazelka willing to hear gun background check and red flag bills, Star Tribune
China Will Prosecute Former Interpol Leader On Bribery Charges, NPR
Kavanaugh Seems Conflicted On Partisan Gerrymandering At Supreme Court Arguments, NPR

Governor Tim Walz
At the Capitol, the argument over how best to deal with Minnesota’s affordable housing crisis meets the need to get something done, MinnPost

Minnesota
Burglary charge for man caught in Eden Prairie with guns and ammo in U-Haul, Star Tribune
Minnesota researchers say we’re still getting school safety wrong, MPR
Two more Minnesota cities make 21 the legal age for tobacco purchases, MPR
Minnesota regulators stand by Line 3 pipeline approval again, KFGO

Minnesota Legislature
How the CCAP fraud report is shaping the debate over addressing Minnesota’s child care shortage, MinnPost
What’s holding up insulin price bills in the Minnesota Legislature?, Bring Me The News

News of the World
Russia confirms its military personnel arrived in Venezuela, Star Tribune

Trump
Trump Administration flips switch on energy efficient light bulbs, MPR
Education Secretary DeVos Calls For Defunding Special Olympics, WCCO
So Trump Didn’t Collude — He’s Still the Most Dangerous President in U.S. History, The American Prospect

U.S. News
What If Elite Colleges Switched To Lottery For Admission?, NPR
Democracy Needs the National Popular Vote, The American Prospect
NY Suburb Declares Measles Emergency, Bars Unvaccinated Minors From Public Places, NPR
Bump Stock Ban Takes Effect As Gun Rights Groups Ask Supreme Court For Delay, NPR
Federal Judge Blocks North Carolina Ban On Abortions Later Than 20 Weeks, NPR

Wisconsin
2nd Wisconsin judge blocks sections of lame-duck laws, MPR

Upcoming DFL Events

  • March 27, 6:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 Leadership Screening Session, Lunds & Byerlys Meeting Room, 13081 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
  • March 29, 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.
  • April 1 — April Fools’ Day
  • April 2
    • 5:30 to 7:30 PM — Minnesota DFL Young Professionals Fundraiser and Social Hour with Mayor Jacob Frey and Council Member Jalali Nelson, Lake Monster Brewing, 550 Vandalia St, Unit 160, Saint Paul, MN 55114. More information and RSVP here.
    • 6:30 to 8:00 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Teamsters Local 120, 9422 Ulysses St NE, Blaine, MN 55434
    • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Mississippi Room, Brooklyn Park Library, 8500 W Broadway, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
  • April 3
    • 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Kennedy High School, Room C102, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420
    • 7:00 PM — Gov. Walz’s State of the State Address, more information here.
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Ridgedale Library, Room 172, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
  • April 5, 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.
  • April 8
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
  • April 10, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD45 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Crystal City Hall, 4141 Douglas Dr N, Minneapolis, MN 55422
  • April 11, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Minnetonka Mills Room, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
  • April 12, 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.
  • April 14, 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club Meeting, contact them for more information.
  • April 16, 6:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Convention, Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka MN 55305
  • April 17
    • 6:30 to 8:00 PM — SD48 Town Hall with Sen. Steve Cwodzinski, Rep. Laurie Pryor and Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn, Eden Prairie High School, 17185 Valley Viw Rd, Eden Prairie, MN
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Business Meeting, Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
  • April 19 — Good Friday
    • 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.
  • April 19 through April 27 — Passover
  • April 21 — Easter
  • April 26, 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.
  • April 27 — SD49 DFL Convention, more information as it becomes available
  • April 28, 4:00 to 8:00 PM — SD48 DFL Road Rally Scavenger Hunt. Explore Eden Prairie and Minnetonka in two hours of zany educational fun ending in an evening of great food and conversation. More information here.
  • May 1
    • 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 — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Room 172, Minnetonka MN 55305