Days to the November Election: 175
2020 Election
Biden and Trump Teams Each Raised Over $60 Million in April, New York Times
Biden Is Planning an FDR-Size Presidency, New York Magazine
Ignoring Trump and Right-Wing Think Tanks, Red States Expand Vote by Mail, ProPublica
California Is Sending Every Voter a Ballot This Fall. The Rest of the Country Is Running Out of Time., Mother Jones
It’s all rigged’: Trump foreshadows how he could undermine presidential election, The Guardian
Agriculture
What Happened When Health Officials Wanted to Close a Meatpacking Plant, but the Governor Said No, ProPublica
Meatpacking has long been dangerous, grueling work. Then COVID-19 hit., MN Reformer
FARMERS PLANTING MOUNTAIN OF CORN AS PRICES COLLAPSE, Successful Agriculture
DFL News
DFL Party Releases Slate of Endorsed State Legislative Candidates, DFL.org
MNGOP Convention Countdown: Ahead of Republicans’ Endorsement for U.S. Senate, Jason Lewis’ Comments About Women Prove He’s Unfit to Represent All Minnesotans, DFL.org
Donald Trump
Trump’s latest Twitter meltdown features QAnon, accidental self-owns, and a lot of “OBAMAGATE”, Vox
‘Obamagate’ As Explained by President Trump, NY Mag
Trump is getting trounced among a crucial constituency: The haters, Politico
As Trump and Willam Barr Try to Undo His Work, It’s Robert Mueller Time, Daily Beast
Trump’s Factory Visit Delayed After Workers Feared It Would Endanger Them Amid COVID-19, TPM
As Trump urges reopening, thousands getting sick on the job, Star Tribune
Economy
These Companies Got Millions in Tax Breaks to Bring Jobs to Youngstown. They Created Next to None., ProPublica
Small Businesses Realize Small Business Loans Aren’t Meant to Save Small Businesses, The American Prospect
Americans don’t trust the Federal Reserve to look out for them, Axios
The Dire Economic Plight of College Students, The American Prospect
Americans Expect the Stock Market to Flourish As They Suffer, New York Magazine
Environment
Coalition pleads for money to fix Minnesota’s aging pipes, MPR
Climate change: Study pours cold water on oil company net zero claims, BBC
America’s longest river was recently drier than during the Dust Bowl. And it’s bound to happen again., Washington Post
The Trump Administration Is Reversing Nearly 100 Environmental Rules. Here’s the Full List., New York Times
Governor Tim Walz
Walz emergency powers up on Wednesday. Will he renew as GOP threatens to block public works projects?, Pioneer Press
Governor Tim Walz’s latest executive order allows some in-person training, testing to help fill workplace shortages, Bring Me the News
Health
11 questions about the coronavirus we still can’t answer, Vox
What you need to know about four potential COVID-19 vaccines, The Hill
Immigration
Will Filing For Unemployment Hurt My Green Card? Legal Immigrants Are Afraid, NPR
He lived in the US for 40 years. Then he became the first to die from Covid-19 in immigration jail,The Guardian
Labor
Striking Bus Drivers Steer the Way to a Better World, In These Times
Minnesota News
Minnesota House approves public employee pay raises, Senate could pose hurdle, Pioneer Press
Broken window found at north Minneapolis mosque fire, City Pages
Minnesota is ready for marijuana legalization, MN Reformer
New Fix the Pipes alliance calls for $300M for water, sewer projects in state, Mankato Free Press
Republicans
G.O.P. Split Over State Aid That Could Mostly Go to Democratic Strongholds, New York Times
Senate Republicans break with Trump over ‘Obamagate’, Politico
South Dakota Guv Is Hell-Bent on Forcing Tribes to Open Up, Daily Beast
Steve Bannon Strikes Again, The American Prospect
MAGA speech clashes with coronavirus misinformation crackdown, Politico
McConnell Attacks Obama For Criticizing Trump Admin: ‘Should Have Kept His Mouth Shut’, Talking Points Memo
Many governors win bipartisan support for handling of pandemic, but some Republicans face blowback over reopening efforts, Washington Post
Senator Tina Smith
Grassley, Smith lead letter supporting USDA hog indemnity program, The Fence Post
U.S. News
U.S. Supreme Court begins arguments in Trump bid to keep his finances secret, Reuters
White People Are Demanding Their Lives Back In States Where Black People Are Losing Theirs, Mother Jones
The Supreme Court seems likely to give religious employers a broad ability to discriminate, Vox
Court sides with California, blocking Trump’s water diversion, The Hill
America Thinks It Knows Black Men, The Atlantic
“This Was a Lynching”: Atlanta Mayor Holds Trump’s America Accountable for the Ahmaud Arbery Shooting, Mother Jones
Coronavirus Infections Continue To Rise On Navajo Nation, NPR
World News
‘Dengue kills too’ – Latin America faces two epidemics at once, Reuters
Sweden increasing nursing home staff amid spike in elderly COVID-19 deaths, The Hill
Europe fears coronavirus second wave, Politico
Putin eases Russia’s coronavirus measures as cases keep mounting,CBS News
New Coronavirus Clusters Emerge as Some Countries Ease Lockdowns, Wall Street Journal
Upcoming DFL Events
With the rapidly changing COVID-19 situation, we suggest you check with the hosting organization to see if meetings, etc. are being held.
All DFL conventions will now be held virtually. If you were elected as a Delegate or Alternate at Caucuses, you will be hearing from your district with specifics. If you don’t, please check with the hosting organization.
- Today through May 18 — Minnesota Stay at Home Order
- Today through May 23 — Ramadan
- May 14
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Central Committee Meeting
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting,
- May 18 — Last Day of the 2020 Legislative Session
- May 20, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chambers, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- May 25 — Memorial Day
- May 26 -31 — State DFL Convention virtual voting window
- May 31 — Mandatory meeting for district-level DFL National Delegates, more information as it becomes available
- June 3
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available.
- June 4, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available.
- June 8
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available.