Days Until the Election: 47
DFL Action Center
Early voting starts tomorrow!
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47 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!
Agriculture
BRAZIL’S SOY FRONTIER TO GROW AT FASTEST PACE IN FOUR YEARS, Successful Farming
Attorney General Keith Ellison
AG Ellison Shuts Down Alleged Sham Charity Fundraiser, CBS Minnesota
Environment
What Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Mean for Global Warming, New York Times
Plastic pollution: Washed clothing’s synthetic mountain of ‘fluff’, BBC
Democratic Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Joe Biden to visit union training center in Duluth on Friday, Star Tribune‘Democrat Voters Against Joe Biden’ Group Has Trump Fanatics, a Psychic, but No Actual Dems, Daily Beast
Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Walz urges Census Bureau to extend deadline to Oct. 31, Bring Me The News
Healthcare
Whistleblower alleges ‘medical neglect,’ questionable hysterectomies of ICE Detainees, NPR
Labor
Airlines, labor unions again push for another $25 billion in federal aid as more than 30,000 job cuts loom, CNBC
Unemployment claims fall slightly as labor market struggles to recoup losses, Forbes
Minnesota News
Why the eviction moratorium is so important for the Minnesota economy, MN Reformer
St. Paul will use CARES Act money for guaranteed income experiment, Star Tribune
Mayo Clinic is going public with own COVID-19 modeling, Star Tribune
New COVID-19 cases slightly rise in region, Mankato Free Press
MSHSL schedules special meeting for Monday on football, volleyball, Faribault Daily News
St. Cloud Pride connects community with online events, St. Cloud Times
Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5)
Omar, immigration lawyers raise alarm over Somali deportations, Roll Call
Ilhan Omar interview: Trump is a racist tyrant — but America is strong enough to survive his presidency, Independent
Republican Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates Donald Trump andMike Pence
Federal officials stockpiled munitions, sought ‘heat ray’ device before clearing Lafayette Square, whistleblower says, Washington Post
Trump shattered his promise to ‘drain the swamp.’ The self-dealing would be epic in a second term., Washington Post
Donald Trump accused of sexual assault by former model Amy Dorris, The Guardian
Trump Scorns His Own Scientists Over Virus Data, New York Times
Donald Trump’s new health care plan has been 2 months away for 15 months now, CNN
Trump has always refused to see the difference between truth and lies, CNN
Trump squirms in TV spotlight as voters pin him down on Covid, health and race, The Guardian
Republicans
Barr calls coronavirus lockdowns the ‘greatest intrusion on civil liberties’ since slavery, Politico
GOP growing more indifferent to Trump controversies as election nears, CNN
Eisenhower Memorial is a testament to a GOP that no longer exists, USA Today
‘A blatant and unfounded attack’: Ohio’s chief justice, a Republican, blasts state GOP for accusing judge of political bias, Washington Post
Secretary of State Steve Simon
Uh-oh, is your ballot spoiled? Simon says: No problem., MN Reformer
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Why (and where) Amy Klobuchar will still be a factor in the 2020 election, MinnPost
Sens. Peters, Klobuchar, and Reed introduce bill to counter COVID-19 misinformation, Homeland Preparedness News
Senator Tina Smith
Senator Tina Smith discusses report on trade payments to farmers, KYMN Radio
U.S. News
Leaked FEMA Memo Reveals 17 Percent Jump in U.S. COVID Deaths Last Week, Daily Beast
In Oregon, a New Climate Menace: Fires Raging Where They Don’t Usually Burn, New York Times
Sally threatens the Southeast with flooding and misery after battering Florida and Alabama, CNN
Another 860,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, CNN
U.S. plans to provide free coronavirus vaccines, aims for return to ‘regular life’ in Q3 2021, CNBC
World News
‘Very serious situation’ unfolding in Europe, WHO warns, as cases rise dramatically, CNBC
India pushes tonnes of supplies to disputed China border ahead of winter, Reuters
Chances of Brexit deal fading every day, EU Commission chief says, Reuters
Ursula von der Leyen says Poland’s ‘LGBT-free zones’ have no place in EU, The Guardian
DFL Headquarters Office Hours
Looking to buy yard signs or Biden-Harris merchandise? 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.
Upcoming DFL Events
With COVID-19, we suggest you check with the hosting organization to see if meetings, etc. are being held.
- 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.
- October 19, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for more information.
- October 21, 7:00 to 900 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, no meeting this month, please focus on supporting campaigns in your district.
- October 22 — Presidential Debate, more information as it becomes available