2018 Elections:
Tim Pawlenty’s former Lt. Governor has endorsed … Jeff Johnson, Bring Me the News
The GOP Candidate Testing the Limits of Trumpism, New York Magazine
Eighth District Democrats wage four-way primary battle, MPR
Governor Mark Dayton:
Moorhead, DGF schools would get big boosts under Dayton’s emergency funding plan, Inforum
Minnesota Legislative Session:
Reality Check: Public works bill usually made public earlier in session; Republicans recently have chosen to delay, Mankato Free Press
Is a behind-the-scenes debate at the Legislature foreshadowing more big changes to Minnesota’s liquor laws?, MinnPost
Minnesota News:
Blue Ribbon Panel’s View: Sacrifice together, make good on Minnesota’s public pension promises, Duluth News Tribune
College apologizes after Native American students’ visit is sidelined by police, MPR
‘In our blood’: The challenge of being a young farmer in Minnesota today, MinnPost
Trump:
Even a limited trade war with China could really cost the U.S. economy, Washington Post
‘Fox & Friends’ host: Trump CIA nominee should be ‘proud’ of enhanced interrogation, The Hill
Improving upon Trump’s high-risk, low-yield China trade policy, Brookings
This is the man who will supervise Mueller if Trump fires Rosenstein, Think Progress
Trump brazenly endorses the use of torture while defending CIA nominee, Think Progress
Did Trump Team Hire Israeli Spy Firm For ‘Dirty Ops’ Against Obama Officials?, Newsweek
Rudy’s Clarification, The Nation
U.S. Representative Jason Lewis:
Republicans in key election races turn down volume on Trump’s tax cuts, Reuters
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar:
Sen. Menendez, Rep. Pallone urge Congress to help lower drug costs, Life Science Daily
World News:
Erdoğan vows fresh military action against Kurdish militants, Vox
New hope: Armenia’s young celebrate political changes, Sacramento Bee
Student activists’ role in Armenia’s ‘Velvet Revolution’, Al Jazeera
Newspaper takeover is ‘staggering blow’ to Cambodia’s free press, The Guardian
Other News:
How Republicans are undermining the 2020 census, explained with a cartoon, Vox
The Liberal Media Can Have Ideological Diversity Without Conservatives, New York Magazine
The opioid epidemic is a global problem. And it’s getting worse, MinnPost
Republican women care about sexual harassment, but their party isn’t listening, Vox
How the Christian Right Was Molded by Anti-Vietnam War Protests, Newsweek
Should States Tax Opioid Manufacturers to Pay for Addiction Treatment?, The Nation
Also check out our Real Erik Paulsen and Trump Administration pages for more information.
Upcoming Events
- May 9, 6:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Kennedy High School, Room C102, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420.
- May 11, 12:00 PM — Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schafer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance on Fridays from 12pm to 1pm at the corner of Brookdale & Xerxes in Brooklyn Park.
- May 12, 9:30 AM — SD48 Town Hall with Sen. Steve Cwodzinski and Rep. Laurie Pryor, Eden Prairie Library, 565 Prairie Center Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
- May 14, 7:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN
- May 14, 7:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
- May 16, 7:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- May 18, 12:00 PM — Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schafer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance on Fridays from 12pm to 1pm at the corner of Brookdale & Xerxes in Brooklyn Park.
- May 18, 5:00 PM — 7th Annual Minnesota DFL Humphrey-Mondale Dinner, Saint Paul RiverCentre, 175 Kellogg Blvd W, Saint Paul, MN 55102
- May 21, 7:00 PM — Brooklyn Park DFL meeting, Brooklyn Park Public Library, 6500 W Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN
- May 25, 12:00 PM — Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schafer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance on Fridays from 12pm to 1pm at the corner of Brookdale & Xerxes in Brooklyn Park.
- May 28 — Memorial Day