In the Know: September 12, 2019

2020 Election
Republicans Won Both Elections In North Carolina — But It’s Not All Bad News For Democrats, Fivethirtyeight
DCCC taps new executive director after summer staff upheaval, Politico

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Attorney General Ellison launches new biweekly podcast: ‘Affording Your Life with Keith Ellison’, Insight News
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Urges Court to Reject Trump Health Care Rule, Twin Cities Business
Minnesota Not Part of Oxycotin Settlement, KAAL
Attorney General: Frontier settlement inadequate, The Timberjay

Congress
House panel approves impeachment inquiry parameters as Democrats try to clarify their strategy, CNN
Senators from both parties offer resolution to nix Trump emergency declaration to build wall, The Hill
House GOP leader tries, fails to defend Trump profiting from presidency, MSNBC

Donald Trump
Trump chose Pence as vice president over Gingrich due to background check concerns: report, Raw Story
Trump suspected John Bolton of leaking story about his suggestion to use nukes on hurricanes: report, Salon
Meet the motley crew Trump is eyeing to replace Bolton, Politico

Economy
Trump Demands Fed Drop Rates To Zero. That Would Save Him $8 Million A Year., Huffington Post
Oil Plummets as Trump Signals Thaw in Iranian Sanctions Deadlock, Bloomberg

Education
Busing Ended 20 Years Ago. Today Our Schools Are Segregated Once Again, Time

Environment
Administration finalizes repeal of 2015 water rule Trump called ‘destructive and horrible’, Washington Post
Airborne tech helps fight waterborne pollution in northwest Minnesota, MPR

Healthcare
Insurance figures give Democrats new line of attack against Trump, The Hill

Immigration
Trump admin won’t give temporary protected status to Bahamian victims of Hurricane Dorian, NBC News
A Mexican Man Has Died In ICE Custody. He’s The 8th Death In US Custody This Year., Buzzfeed
Federal watchdog to probe Trump’s land seizures to build border wall, CBS News

Minnesota Legislature
Minnesota lawmakers explore assisted suicide legislation, Star Tribune

Minnesota News
Torrential rain, flooding, severe T-storms possible Thursday across southern Minn., Star Tribune
Flu Vaccination Season Has Arrived In Minnesota, WCCO
Minnesota archbishop opens investigation into fellow bishop, Associated Press
Comcast planning to cut more than 200 jobs, report says, Pioneer Press
3M grilled over PFAS chemicals at congressional hearing, MinnPost

News of the World
Tentative list of the missing in Bahamas has 2,500 names, Associated Press
Trump Flirts With $15 Billion Bailout for Iran, Sources Say, Daily Beast
Yellowhammer: no-deal chaos fears as secret Brexit papers published, The Guardian

Representative Betty McCollum (CD4)
Trump agency to halt House oversight trips amid complaint over staff behavior, NBC News

Representative Collin Peterson (CD7)
Corn Growers And Ag Groups To Rally For Ratification Of USMCA Trade Deal, WNAX

Republicans
GOP group hits Graham over election security in new ad, The Hill
Ominous signs could sink Republicans’ chances of retaking the House, Politico
Exclusive: Kushner tells GOP it needs to unify behind immigration plan, The Hill
Hearing audience groans as GOP’s Matt Gaetz rants about ‘low-T’ impeachment inquiry, Raw Story

Senator Tina Smith
Klobuchar, Smith Urge CDC, FDA To Speed Up Investigation Into Lung Illnesses, KXRA
Degraff gets federal grant to finish sewer system, Willmar Radio
Sen. Tina Smith weighs in on volatile ethanol economics, KEYC
Sen. Smith Creates Group To Solve Rural Issues, KVRR
U.S. SENATOR TINA SMITH IS BACK IN DC AND TALKING TO KIMT, KIMT

Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court allows broad enforcement of Trump asylum rule, AP

Trump Tade Wars
Farmers Who Don’t Trust U.S. Data Vow to Hoard Until Prices Rise, Bloomberg
U.S. farmers, battered by low commodity prices and trade war, brace for things to get worse, Marketwatch
IF DONALD TRUMP’S CHINA TRADE WAR ESCALATES, THE U.S. COULD LOSE ALMOST 800,000 JOBS AND PLUNGE INTO A DEEP RECESSION: ECONOMISTS, Newsweek

U.S. News
‘Hypocrite’ Jerry Falwell Jr. Slammed As New Miami Party Pics Surface, Huffington Post
TRUMP GIVES UP ON GUN CONTROL, MOVES TO BAN VAPING INSTEAD, Vanity Fair
Not so fast: CDC isn’t ready to blame illicit ‘street vapes’ for illnesses, Reuters
The gun solution we’re not talking about, Vox
Lou Dobbs Deploys Anti-Semitic ‘Tentacles’ Trope to Smear George Soros, Daily Beast
Chief executives of 145 companies urge Senate to pass gun control laws, CNBC

Upcoming DFL Events:

• September 12
  • 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, staging from Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Suite 100, Medina, MN 55340
  • 7:00 to 10:00 PM — Presidential Debate airing on ABC and Univision
  • 7:00 to 10:00 PM — Brooklyn Park DFL Debate Watch Party, Mad Jack’s Sports Cafe, 8078 Brooklyn Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55445
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
• September 14
  • 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM — SD47 DFL members will be visiting Nickle Dickle Days in Waconia
  • 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, staging from Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Suite 100, Medina, MN 55340
  • 1:00 to 3:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, staging from Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Suite 100, Medina, MN 55340
• September 16, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, staging from Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Suite 100, Medina, MN 55340
• September 18, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chamber, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka, Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
• September 20, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, staging from Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Suite 100, Medina, MN 55340
• September 21
  • 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM — SD44 DFL Marching in Plymouth on Parade, more information and RSVP here.
  • 12:00 PM — State DFL Business Conference, Redwood Valley Senior High School, 100 George Ramseth Dr, Redwood Falls, MN 56283. More information here.
• September 23 — Autumnal Equinox
• September 25, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, staging from Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Suite 100, Medina, MN 55340
• September 26, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, staging from Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Suite 100, Medina, MN 55340
• September 27, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, staging from Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Suite 100, Medina, MN 55340
• September 29 through October 1 — Rosh Hashana
• October 1, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, check their Facebook page for specifics, locations change from month to month.
• October 2 through 4 — Minnesota House of Representatives Mini-Session
• October 2
  • 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Kennedy High School, Room C102, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Ridgedale Library, Room 172, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
  • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Brookdale Library, Room C, 6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
• October 10, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
• October 13, 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club Meeting, contact them for more information.
• October 14
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
• October 16, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chambers, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345.