Days Until the Election: 54
DFL Action Center
54 Days OUT – Let’s get to work!
If you’d like to help the DFL Party fight for criminal justice reform, better schools, wages, our environment, and health care, click here to get more involved there are events happening in your area!
Biden-Harris Yard Signs and Merchandise
We’re excited to announce that Biden-Harris yard signs are now available! Click this link to order yours today! As you may have heard, Donald Trump is spending over $14 million on ads right here in Minnesota, and every sign you order helps us fight back by funding the DFL Party’s grassroots organizing program! Or, you can stop by the DFL Headquarters on 255 East Plato Blvd in St Paul, we are now open to the public from 12:00-5:00 PM Monday-Friday.
Agriculture News
Small farmers challenge conventional agriculture in Pineland Sands, MPR News
Attorney General Keith Ellison
15 State AGs file suit to block Trump from fossil fuel assault on arctic refuge, Alaska Native News
Democratic Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
KSTP/SurveyUSA: Joe Biden leads President Trump, but race in single digits, KSTP
Jill Biden Visits Prior Lake In Push For Battleground State, ‘We Can Absolutely Win Minnesota’, WCCO
Joe Biden meets with Detroit-area steelworkers during campaign swing through Michigan, MLive
Joe Biden calls Trump’s COVID-19 remarks ‘beyond despicable,’ says he is unfit to serve, Detroit Free Press
Biden campaign looks for ways to use Obama to pummel Trump, The Hill
Biden unveils economic plan that aims to keep jobs in U.S., UPI
Environment
Op-Ed: I need you to care that our country is on fire, New York Times
Earth’s warming is closing in on a crucial limit, U.N. says, Los Angeles Times
Governor Tim Walz
Walz expected to continue COVID-19 peacetime emergency by 30 days, WKBT
Governor Walz proclaims September Recovery Month, Red Lake Nation News
Healthcare
Sen. Thom Tillis Staffer Sums Up The GOP Stance On Health Insurance: Like Buying A Shirt, Huff Post
Immigration News
COVID delays citizenship process, prevents immigrant voting, Governing
Minnesota Legislature
Iron Range Republican Julie Buria deleted her QAnon tweets, City Pages
The pandemic changes how candidates run for the legislature, Twin Cities Pioneer Press
Minnesota News
Minnesota seniors named National Merit semifinalists for 2021, Star Tribune
Minnesota bars, restaurants 50-50 in COVID-19 compliance sweep, Star Tribune
Officials look to manage invasive species in Le Sueur County, Mankato Free Press
Concordia College closely tracking how students are getting COVID-19 as case count climbs, INFORUM
Study recommends improving Dakota County public transit, Star Tribune
Representative Collin Peterson (CD7, D)
We need Peterson’s influential voice in D.C., Swift County Monitor-News
Republican Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates Donald Trump/Mike Pence
Trump told Bob Woodward he knew in February that COVID-19 was ‘deadly stuff’ but wanted to ‘play it down’, NBC News
A GOP county chair asked Trump to wear a mask to his rally. Instead, Trump mocked pandemic restrictions., Washington Post
Trump’s historic dereliction of duty laid bare, CNN
Trump said he feels no responsibility to understand anger of Black Americans, Woodward book says, NBC News
Crow: If Donald Trump won’t respect our troops, he can’t lead them, Denver Post
Trump’s Supreme Court nominee list reflects his us-versus-them approach to judges, CNN
Trump loyalists interfered to downplay Russia election threat – whistleblower, The Guardian
Republican Senate Candidate Jason Lewis
Cure cancer while achieving financial success! Jason Lewis used radio show to sell nutritional supplements via a multilevel marketing company., MN Reformer
Republicans
This Republican Party Is Not Worth Saving, The Atlantic
The GOP’s ‘skinny’ coronavirus relief bill doesn’t include a second round of stimulus checks, CNBC
“THE SO-CALLED CONSERVATIVE PARTY BETRAYED EVERY PRINCIPLE”: REAGAN VETERAN WARNS THAT TRUMP’S GOP IS DRIVING THE U.S. TOWARD FISCAL RUIN, Vanity Fair
Tom Cotton after Trump names him potential Supreme Court nominee: ‘It’s time for Roe v. Wade to go’, The Hill
A GOP senator suggests pandemic unemployment benefits may be funding violent protests in Kenosha and across the US, Business Insider
U.S. News
7 People Die in West Coast Wildfires, New York Times
Coronavirus-related deaths of young teachers raise alarm as new school year begins, CBS News
Colleges in all 50 states report coronavirus cases as clusters linked to social gatherings grow, CNN
US unemployment claims hold steady at 884,000, Chicago Tribune
The N.F.L. Pledged to Start on Time. These Changes Made It Happen., New York Times
UW-Madison going to two weeks of virtual instruction, two residence halls quarantined, WKOW
World News
Humans wiping out wildlife at an ‘unprecedented’ rate, WWF report finds, NBC News
Boris Johnson’s government bans gatherings of more than 6 people in England as coronavirus cases rise, Business Insider
Chinese fighter jets buzz Taiwan for a second day as tensions rise, Reuters
Greece Presses EU to Draw Up ‘Severe’ Sanctions Against Turkey, Bloomberg
Beirut fire: Large blaze erupts in port area, month after explosion, BBC
Upcoming DFL Events
With COVID-19, we suggest you check with the hosting organization to see if meetings, etc. are being held.
- September 10
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- September 11 — Patriots Days
- September 14
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- September 16, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — No CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting this month
- September 18 through 20 — Rosh Hashana
- September 18 through November 2 — General Election Early Voting
- September 21 — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for specifics
- September 22 — Fall Equinox
- September 27 to 28 — Yom Kippur
- September 29, 8:00 to 9:30 PM — Presidential Debate, Case Western Reserve University, more information and it becomes available.
- October 1, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- October 7
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- October 8
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- October 10, 1:30 to 3:00 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- October 12
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.