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In the Know: November 30, 2020


Attorney General Keith Ellison
Attorney General Ellison acts to enforce Executive Order 20-99Red Lake Nation News 
Minnesota AG asks court to reconsider audio, video coverage of George Floyd murder trialFox9  

Donald Trump 
Trump administration leaves states to grapple with how to distribute scarce vaccinesPolitico
Completed Wisconsin recount confirms Biden’s win over TrumpAssociated Press
Deadlines and dead ends pile up losses for TrumpABC News
Trump losing Twitter followers since election – as Biden gains them, The Guardian

Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Tim Walz’s new climate change advisory council starts upStar Tribune 
Gov. Walz to give update on COVID-19 Monday afternoonBring Me the News 
Walz predicts improvement in state budget picture, KTOE 

Minnesota Legislature 
Bipartisan push for COVID-19 relief package shaping up at Capitol, MN Reformer
ACLU appeals dismissal of lawsuit over voting rights for Minnesota felonsMinn Post 
Emergence of ‘Mort’ draws scrutiny of race where pot candidate pulled votes, MN Reformer

Minnesota News
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: More than 200 deaths reported over holiday weekend, MPR 
Students deciding whether to come back after ThanksgivingAssociated Press 
Minnesota companies reach out to Biden transition team to help with pandemicStar Tribune 
‘The front line is failing us’: Regions ICU handles severe COVID cases, Pioneer Press

President-Elect Joe Biden
Biden unveils senior leadership team charged with planning inauguration, CNN
Biden announces economic team, confirms Janet Yellen as Treasury nominee, CNBC 
Biden-Harris announce all-female communications staffCBS News 
Biden breaks foot while playing with dog, to wear a bootAssociated Press

Republicans
Donald Trump Jr. aides launch super PAC as Georgia worries mountBusiness Insider 

Senator Amy Klobuchar
Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith urge federal funding for state distribution of COVID-19 vaccine, MN Reformer

Supreme Court of the U.S.
Supreme Court Takes Up Trump Plan to Exclude Unauthorized Immigrants in Redistricting, New York Times

U.S. News
Fauci Warns Of ‘Surge Upon A Surge’ As COVID-19 Hospitalizations Hit Yet Another High, NPR
The House members already facing the redistricting chopping blockPolitico 
Environment to benefit from ‘biggest farming shake-up in 50 years’The Guardian
There Aren’t Serious Enough Consequences for Those Trying to Break American Democracy,The Atlantic 
Experts warn of coronavirus surge after widespread Thanksgiving travelThe Guardian

World News 
French Police Could Face Assault Charges In Beating That Sparked Protests, NPR 
‘Stop the madness,’ Tigray leader urges Ethiopia’s PMAssociated Press 
Assassinated Iranian nuclear scientist shot with remote-controlled machine gun, news agency saysCNN  
Thai protesters march to royal guard barracks in BangkokThe Guardian

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