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In the Know: September 6, 2019

2020 Election
GOP Retirements Spike, Diminishing Hope Of Retaking House Majority In 2020, NPR
Howard Schultz drops plans to run as independent candidate in 2020, CNN

Donald Trump
Washington Post: Trump was the one who altered Dorian trajectory map with Sharpie, CNN
Trump Plan For Home Loans Rattles Watchdogs, NPR

DFL News
Minnesota Alliance for Retired Americans, Chisago-Isanti DFL hosting public forum, County News Review
DFLers tout “tremendous enthusiasm” at State Fair booth, KTOE

Economy
Trade uncertainty to trim $850 billion global output: Fed paper, Reuters
Facebook is under investigation by state attorneys general for antitrust violations, The Verge

Education
Pentagon diverts Fort Campbell Middle School project funds to Border Wall construction, Clarksville Now

Environment
Another Blow for the Future of Corals, The Atlantic

Governor Tim Walz
GOV WALZ AUTHORIZES RESPONSE TEAM TO ASSIST NORTH CAROLINA WITH DORIAN, KDUZ
Walz, Noem ask Trump to tap the brakes on small refinery waivers, Wahpeton Daily News
Walz heading to Japan, Korea on trade mission, Willmar Radio
Meet Minnesota’s first puppy, Scout, MPR

Health Care
President Trump promises a “phenomenal” health plan. What might that mean?, Salon

Immigration
FORGET MEXICO: TRUMP ASKS MILITARY FAMILIES TO PAY FOR BORDER WALL, Vanity Fair
Immigration officials deport 120 Cubans to Havana — and that’s just the beginning, Miami Herald

Labor
Worker Conflict Grows at Xcel Nuclear Power Plant, Workday Minnesota

Minnesota Legislature
House committee gets crash course on Bemidji water wells, Bemidji Pioneer

Minnesota News
Nearly 2,000 people become U.S. citizens in St. Paul, SouthernMinn
7 people shot in St. Paul over past 6 days; report of shot fired Thursday on Green Line train delays light rail traffic, Pioneer Press
Target tells suppliers to pick up cost of China trade tariffs, Star Tribune

News of the World
Mixed reactions in Zimbabwe to ex-President Mugabe’s death, Al Jazeera
As Bahamas Turn To Recovery, U.S. Worries About China Stepping In To Help, NPR
Merkel Has Made a U-Turn on China But It May Be Too Late, Bloomberg

Republicans
Republicans to scrap primaries and caucuses as Trump challengers cry foul, Politico

Trump Trade Wars
Michelle Fischbach on Trump trade war and what the breakout is on payments: “I don’t know off the top of my head.”, KFGO
Exclusive: New Study Says U.S. Can’t Win the Trade War and Neither Can China, Time
Hiring slowed in August as the US-China trade war raged, Business Insider

US News
‘The storm is raging’: Hurricane Dorian makes landfall over North Carolina’s Cape Hatteras, USA Today
U.S. economy adds just 130,000 jobs in August amid worries that trade war has sunk its teeth into hiring, Washington Post
Tenaja fire rages through southern California: “They don’t know which way it’s going to go”, CBS News

US Representative Angie Craig
Anti-gay yet green: Angie Craig gets only semi-weird challenger for Congress, City Pages

US Senator Amy Klobuchar 
Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s office holds roundtable session in Cambridge regarding addiction, County News Tribune

US Senator Tina Smith
Senators Smith, Merkley Introduce Bill to Lower Americans’ Energy Bills, KXRA

Upcoming DFL Events:

  • September 7 — SD47 DFL at Steamboat Days Minnesota Made
  • September 8
    • 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM — SD47 DFL Marching in the Carver Steamboat Days Parade
    • 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club meeting, contact them for more information.
  • September 9
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chambers, 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
  • 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 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
  • September 13 — Presidential Debate airing on ABC and Univision if necessary, more information as it becomes available
  • 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 15 — SD47 DFL Blue Wave Rising Dinner, more information as it becomes available
  • 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 — State DFL Business Conference, Redwood Valley Senior High School, 100 George Ramseth Dr, Redwood Falls, MN 56283. More information as it becomes available.
  • 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
  • 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
    • 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
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