2018 Elections:
Patrick Morrisey projected to win West Virginia primary, as Don Blankenship concedes, CBS News
Are the 2018 elections confusing to state voters by design or circumstance?, Clarion Ledger
Attorney General Lori Swanson:
New phone scams are stealing IDs and “big money,” MN attorney general says, Pioneer Press
Governor Mark Dayton:
Dayton Makes Public Pitch on School Funding, Mesabi Daily News
Dayton keeps pushing health plan opposed by GOP, MPR
Minnesota Legislative Session:
Minnesota House passes stronger penalties for freeway protests, despite impassioned opposition, Star Tribune
Chronic budget shortfalls: a look at the last-ditch solutions some Minnesota school districts are relying on, MinnPost
Full Legislature to consider two nominees for U of M Board of Regents, MinnPost
Minnesota News:
As Wisconsin’s and Minnesota’s lawmakers took divergent paths, so did their economies, Economic Policy Institute
Farm Bill could undo part of the Affordable Care Act, MPR
Minnesota outpaces Wisconsin, report says, in latest volley over liberal vs. conservative policies, Journal Sentinel
Proposed HUD hikes could hurt locally, Duluth News Tribune
Minnesota’s day-care providers are quitting in droves. Here’s why., Pioneer Press
Suit: Wells Fargo endangered S. Minnesota family in state victim protection program, Star Tribune
Trump:
Jeff Sessions tells border guards to separate children from their parents, Boing Boing
Why AT&T’s $200,000 payment to Michael Cohen is a bombshell, Think Progress
Obama slams Trump’s “misguided” decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, Vox
Firm tied to Russian oligarch gave Michael Cohen $500,000, says Stormy Daniels’ lawyer, The Guardian
Gina Haspel Promises Not to Reinstate Torture If Confirmed As CIA Director, New York Magazine
Behind Trump’s Termination of Iran Deal Is Risky Bet That U.S. Can ‘Break the Regime’, New York Times
Russian Leverage Over Trump Is Not Just a Theory. It’s Now Fact., New York Magazine
U.S. Representative Collin Peterson:
Familiar Farm Bill battles start brewing again, Farm Forum
U.S. Representative Tom Emmer:
Emmer leads GOP effort to end Obama-era mineral withdrawals, The Ripon Advance
World News:
Malaysia’s Foreign Policy Challenges Loom After its 2018 Elections, The Diplomat
Investigative journalist shot and injured in Montenegro, The Guardian
Other News:
Bigger Corporations Are Making You Poorer, Vice
Unemployment is at a 15-year low, so why aren’t wages surging? Because the old rules no longer apply., The New Republic
Puerto Rico’s electric grid under scrutiny as new hurricane season looms, The Hill
Weedkiller products more toxic than their active ingredient, tests show, The Guardian
Health insurers say higher Obamacare premiums are coming, and it’s Republicans’ fault, Think Progress
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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 20, 3:00 PM — Get to Know Patty Acomb hosted by SD44 DFL, Gro-Tonka Park, 17003 Prospect Pl, Wayzata, MN 55391. More information and RSVP here.
- 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