In the Know: September 29, 2020

Days Until the Election: 36

35 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!

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

Agriculture
USDA OFFERS LOW-INTEREST LOANS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS IN MINNESOTA IMPACTED BY NATURAL DISASTERSNewsDakota.com
Minnesota beans damaged after an early frostINFORUM
Corn, soybeans bounce back after bargain buying stretchFood Business News

Democratic Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
How Joe Biden Is Preparing for the Biggest Debate of His LifeNew York TimesThis is the Joe Biden I know,The Hill
Joe Biden’s plan to make the ACA more affordableAxios
Joe Biden has foreign policy ideals that can work in this chaotic worldThe Hill
‘Vote as if your right to vote depends on it’: Kamala Harris speaks during stop in RaleighFox 8
Kamala Harris says appointing Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court would imperil health care and abortion rights.New York Times

Education
Minneapolis Public Schools offers free school meal boxes at 29 sites across cityKSTP

Governor Tim Walz
New Minnesota Poll Shows Walz Approval Rating at 57 Percent, slips slightlyKFGO

Health Care
Some Workers Face Looming Cutoffs in Health InsuranceNew York Times
Heart Disease Bankrupted Him Once. Now He Faces Another $10,000 Medical BillNPR News

Labor
Stimulus Update: $2.2 Trillion Stimulus Package Proposal Unveiled, Includes $1,200 Stimulus Checks And $600 Unemployment BenefitsForbes
Meatpackers deny workers benefits for COVID-19 deaths, illnessesReuters
Even as Americans Grew Richer, Inequality PersistedNew York Times
The ‘black hole’ of unemployment benefits: Six months into the pandemic, some are still waiting for aidCNBC

Minnesota News
Coronavirus in Minnesota: state seeing ‘more and more’MinnPost
Court: Minnesota schools must allow students to use locker rooms that align with their gender identityKARE 11
Boo-what? Drive-thru booya brings northern Minn. community together during pandemicMPR

Representative Angie Craig (CD2)
Rep. Angie Craig sues Minnesota to prevent election delayRoll Call

Republican Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates Donald Trump and Mike Pence 
Trump’s Taxes Show Chronic Losses and Years of Income Tax Avoidance, New York Times
Trump 2016 campaign ‘targeted 3.5m black Americans to deter them from voting‘, The Guardian
Promises kept? On health care, Trump’s claims of ‘monumental steps’ don’t add upDuluth News Tribune
Trump sought deals with Moscow mayorPoliticoHOW REALITY-TV FAME HANDED TRUMP A $427 MILLION LIFELINENew York Times

Republicans
Press: Trump and GOP are making supreme mistakeThe Hill
Our View: State GOP must repudiate QAnon conspiracyMankato Free Press
Courts view GOP fraud claims skeptically as Democrats score key legal victories over mail votingWashington Post
House GOP Candidate Goes on QAnon-Promoting PodcastDaily Beast

Senator Amy Klobuchar 
Klobuchar, Smith Announce Over $3 Million for Economic Development to Red Lake Band of Chippewa IndiansRed Lake Nation News

Senator Tina Smith
Joe Biden endorses Tina Smith for re-electionCBS Minnesota
Poll: Most Minnesotans think Senate should wait on Supreme Court confirmationDuluth News Tribune
DFL candidates rally base during Duluth campaign stopKBJR6

Supreme Court of the US
Barrett tied to religious group that ex-members say subordinates womenLos Angeles Times
What Trump’s Supreme Court pick could mean for scienceNature.com
Democrats try to stick to health care in Supreme Court fight, Star Tribune
Minnesota Poll: Most think Senate should wait on Supreme Court confirmationMPR News

U.S. News
Breonna Taylor grand jury deliberations to be releasedChicago Tribune
Census Bureau intends to wrap up count on Oct. 5 despite judge’s orderThe Hill
Two federal judges rebuke USPS over changes it had planned ahead of electionCNN

World News
Coronavirus deaths rise above a million in ‘agonizing’ global milestoneReuters
Spanish Court Upholds Ban on Catalan LeaderNew York Times
Amnesty International to cease work in India, citing government harassmentWashPost

DFL Headquarters Office Hours 
Looking to buy yard signs or Biden-Harris merchandise? WE ARE FULLY STOCKED WITH SIGNS IN ALL SIZES! 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. 

Upcoming Events:

  • Today through November 2 — General Election Early Voting
  • September 29, 8:00 to 9:30 PM — Presidential Debate, Case Western Reserve University, moderator will be Chris Wallace, airing on C-SPAN as well as broadcast and cable channels.
  • 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
  • October 31 — Halloween
  • November 1 — Daylight Saving Time ends
  • November 3 — Election Day
    • 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM — Polls open for in person voting. Not certain where to vote? Visit the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website here.
  • November 4, 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
  • November 5, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics