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In the Know: November 9, 2020

Governor Tim Walz 
Gov. Tim Walz to announce ‘significant expansion’ of COVID-19 testing, Bring me the News  

Minnesota Legislature
Divided Minnesota Legislature could bring bipartisanship — or gridlock, Star Tribune
At Issue: Nov. 8 — Local election races with republicans continuing Senate majority, DFL control the House, KSTP 

Minnesota News
Women of color in Minnesota find representation in Harris, call for continued change, KSTP 
Latest on COVID-19 in Minnesota: Dreading Monday, MPR 
‘People with disabilities aren’t told they can be leaders’: Disability rights advocate and parks board leader wins city council seat in Maplewood, Sahan Journal 
University Of Minnesota Students Protest Mass Citation Of I-94 Demonstrators, WCCO 

President Donald Trump
Scoop: Inside Trump’s legal warfare, Axios
Trump’s Campaign Shared Fake News (Literally) To Justify Its Lies About The Election Result, Buzzfeed
Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transitionAsociated Press
Biden plans executive actions that would undo Trump’s policiesCNN
Republicans already racing to fill Trump power vacuumPolitico

President Elect Joe Biden 
Biden Wins Presidency, According To AP, Edging Trump In Turbulent Race, NPR
With the pandemic looming, Biden plans to move quickly on the transition., New York Times
Joe Biden will face more major challenges than any new president since Franklin Roosevelt,USA  Today
George W. Bush urges unity in congratulating Biden and Harris: “We must come together”, CBS News

Senator Amy Klobuchar
Sen. Amy Klobuchar joins small business owners in calling for more relief, Fox9 

U.S. News
A little-known Trump appointee is in charge of handing transition resources to Biden — and she isn’t budging, Washington Post 
Forget McConnell. Forget Pelosi. In a divided Congress, Biden needs to build his own coalition, Washington Post  
Covid-19 vaccine 90 percent effective in first analysis, Pfizer says, NBC News 
Biden’s Win Means a Demotion for Netanyahu and Less Focus on Israel, New York Times 
Arkansas police chief resigns after demanding ‘death’ for Democrats: ‘Leave no survivors’, Washington Post  

World News
Ethiopia’s Leader Reshuffles Top Security Officials Amid Tigray Conflict, New York Times  
‘Crush the fascist vermin’: Belarus opposition summons wartime spirit, The Guardian  
Azerbaijan Pounds Key City in Disputed Enclave, Wall Street Journal 
Bolivia’s Luis Arce sworn in as president as socialists return to power, CNN

Upcoming Events:

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  • November 9
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
  • November 10, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD40 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
  • November 12
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
  • November 16, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
  • November 18, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — No CD3 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, look for more information
  • November 26 — Thanksgiving Day
  • December 3, 7:00 PM — SD47 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
  • December 7 — Pearl Harbor Day
  • December 10 through 18 — Chanukah
  • December 10
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
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  • December 14
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    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
  • December 16, 7:00 PM — CD3 DFL Virtual Holiday Party, more information as it becomes available (date subject to change, more information as soon as possible)
  • December 21 — Winter Solstice
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Virtual Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
  • December 24 — Christmas Eve
  • December 25 — Christmas Day
  • December 31 — New Years Eve
  • January 1 — New Years Day
  • January 2 — 116th U.S. Congress ends
  • January 3 — 117th U.S. Congress begins
  • January 5 — 92nd Minnesota Legislative Session Convenes
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