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In the Know: September 18, 2020

Days Until the Election: 46

Early voting starts today!
Check out iwillvote.com/mn to learn more about early voting in person or by mail!

Joe Biden in Duluth
Today, Joe Biden will travel to Duluth, Minnesota. In the afternoon, Vice President Biden will tour a union training center and deliver remarks. You can watch HERE

46 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!

2020 Election News
Postmaster reassures state officials about voting by mailNPR
FBI Director Wray warns of ‘very active efforts’ by Russians to influence the 2020 electionCNBC
400K people register to vote on SnapchatThe Hill

Agriculture 
‘I Have To Work’: Agricultural Workers In The West Harvest Crops Through Fire Smoke, NPR 

Democratic Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Biden campaigning in Duluth area, Duluth News Tribune
Northern Minnesota in the spotlight for dueling campaign stopsStar Tribune

DFL CD 1 Candidate Dan Feehan
Feehan promises relief for southern Minnesotans during Med City stop, KTTC

Environment
Governments should invest to overcome the coronavirus crisis — but don’t forget climate change, says expert, CNBC

Immigration
Trump’s Social Security-illegal immigration attack on Biden misses its mark, The Washington Post 
Immigrants fight end to temporary legal protections, Star Tribune

Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Tim Walz on COVID-19, George Floyd, and whether there’ll ever be ‘One Minnesota’, MinnPost
Gov. Tim Walz lays out benchmarks for ending COVID-19 emergency in Minnesota, Star Tribune 
Gov Walz Asks Trump & Biden To Abide By MN Virus Rules Tomorrow, KRFO Radio
Walz on this moment: ‘I don’t think you get another chance at it’, MN Reformer

Minnesota Legislature
Election 2020: Candidates weigh in on racial equity, policing reform, Union Times
Rochester, Olmsted county leaders ask MN legislature to pass a new bonding bill, KIMT3 News 
For the mayor of Bemidji, Trump visit is ‘monumental’ — but complicated, MinnPost

Minnesota News
Early voting in Minnesota starts Friday. Any questions?Twin Cities Pioneer Press
Youth voter registration on the rise in MinnesotaStar Tribune
Sign of the times: Politics roil BemidjiMPR

Senator Tina Smith
HAPPENING NOW – LIVE: U.S. Senate candidates Tina Smith, Jason Lewis face off in virtual debateDuluth News Tribune – Register to watch on zoom here!

Secretary of State Steve Simon
Early voting by absentee ballot for the 2020 General Election is now underwayDetroit Lakes Online
SOS: 1 MILLION MINNESOTANS REQUEST ABSENTEE BALLOTWJON
Where to vote early in Minnesota, KARE 11

U.S. News
US will ban WeChat and TikTok downloads on SundayCNN
About half of Americans say their lives will remain changed in major ways when the pandemic is overPew Research
Louisville city council votes ‘no confidence’ in mayor for handling of Breonna Taylor caseNBC
Yosemite National Park closes as wildfires scorch West CoastNBC

World News
WHO warns of ‘very serious situation’ in Europe, with ‘alarming rates’ of virus transmissionCNN
Belarus, backers seek to block speeches at UN rights bodyWashington Post
New info emerges on poisoning of Russia opposition leader Alexei NavalnyCBS
Health-care workers make up 1 in 7 cases of COVID-19 cases recorded globally, WHO saysWashington Post

Republican Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates Donald Trump and Mike Pence 
Trump launches ‘Patriotic Education’ Commission, calls 1619 Project ‘ideological poison’Forbes
Donald Trump accused of sexual assault by former model Amy DorrisThe Guardian
Trump won’t attend United Nations General Assembly in personCNN

Republicans
QAnon conspiracy theorist to feel warm embrace of Republicans in CongressThe 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 12:00-5:00PM Monday-Friday. 

  • September 18 through November 2 — General Election Early Voting
  • September 21 — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for specifics
  • September 22 — Fall Equinox
  • September 25
    • 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM— DFL Pop Up Shop, 6990 Alpine Trl, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
    • 2:00 to 6:00 PM — DFL Pop Up Shop, Plymouth, MN, location TBD, more information here.
  • September 26, 2:00 to 6:00 PM — DFL Pop Up Shop, 4733 W 99th St., Bloomington, MN 55437
  • September 27 to 28 — Yom Kippur
  • September 28
    • 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM — DFL Pop Up Shop, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
    • 2:00 to 6:00 PM — DFL Pop Up Shop, Wayzata, MN, location TBD, more information here.
  • 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 5
    • 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM — DFL Pop Up Shop, Excelsior, MN, location TBD, more information here.
    • 2:00 to 6:00 PM — DFL Pop Up Shop, 6770 Chaparral Ln, Chanhassen, MN 55317
  • 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
    • 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM — DFL Pop Up Shop, Brooklyn Park, MN, location TBD, more information here.
    • 2:00 to 6:00 PM — DFL Pop Up Shop, Maple Grove, MN, location TBD, more information here.
    • 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
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