In the Know: March 28, 2019

Attorney General Keith Ellison
AG Keith Ellison throws support behind Liberians fighting to stay in the U.S., Pioneer Press
Minnesota joins suit on behalf of transgender student, MPR
AG reaches settlement in labor rights case — on an issue that figured into Ellison’s decision to run for the office, MinnPost
State AG’s office needs reinforcements, Star Tribune

Economy
Facebook is finally banning white nationalist content, Vox

GOP
Betsy DeVos Defends Slashing Funds for the Special Olympics, Time
Kennedy says DeVos’ proposal to cut Special Olympics funding is ‘cruel’ and ‘misguided’, CNN

Governor Tim Walz
Governors’ strategies for geographic and racial inclusion, Brookings Institute

Labor Movement
REPORT: Wall Street Pressure Prompted GM Plant Closures, Workday Minnesota
Thousands of workers at US factories in Mexico are striking for higher wages, Vox

Minnesota
Report: Protecting Mississippi headwaters has big payoff, MPR
The battle of Hastings: As Mississippi River floodwaters creep up, neighborhood shifts, MPR
$2 million Powerball ticket sold in Minnesota, SC Times

Minnesota DFL News
Pelosi to headline DFL fundraiser in May, MPR
Nancy Pelosi To Deliver Keynote At Minnesota DFL Dinner In May, WCCO

Minnesota Legislature
Following outcry, senator clarifies statement that people who need insulin should go to the ER. That’s not what she meant., Pioneer Press
Bill to cut off per diem during MN Special Sessions has uncertain future, KDUZ
Paid family leave in Minnesota a coming flashpoint at the Capitol, Star Tribune
Counties: $1.1B annually needed to fix local roads, The Free Press
Minnesota Senate to vote on blocking Walz administration from pursuing Line 3 lawsuit, MinnPost
MN House Democrats Fault GOP on Rising Drug Prices, KNOX Radio

News of the World
The wife of Venezuela’s opposition leader is on a mission: ‘I want to change my country’, USA Today
Foreign aid to Central America is in limbo because officials are afraid of Trump, Vox
Amnesty International blasts ‘vicious’ Brunei laws against gay sex, USA Today
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May Promises She Will Quit Once Brexit Deal Is Delivered, Time

Representative. Angie Craig
Dems unveil plan to build up ObamaCare as Trump steps up attacks, The Hill

Representative Betty McCollum
Interior faces questions on reorg, NPS backlog during budget hearing, Federal News Network

Representative Dean Phillips
Keep protecting America’s Liberians, Star Tribune

Senator Tina Smith
This Week in Politics: Smith anticipates rollout of new Farm Bill, KSFY

Trump
The Trump DOJ Just Put Killing Obamacare Above the Rule of Law, NY Magazine
How Barr took the political wind out of obstruction probe, CNN
Trump Never Had Anything to Fear from an Insider Like Robert Mueller, Vice

U.S. News
Overflowing manure tanks reported in western Iowa, Eastern Iowa on alert, The Gazette

Upcoming DFL Events

  • 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.
  • March 31, 1:00 to 4:00 PM — American Indian Outreach Meeting, DFL Headquarters, 255 Plato Blvd E, Saint Paul, MN 55107. Food will be provided.
  • 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