2020 Election
Texas Democrats unveil plan to flip the state from red to blue in 2020, CBS News
Here’s the finalized lineup for the September Democratic debate, Vox
Trump GOP primary challenger Mark Sanford says growing field of Republican candidates strengthens anti-Trump message, CNN
DFL News
Amateur Hour with Michelle Fischbach, DFL Press Release
Donald Trump
GOP REPS ATTACK TRUMP’S TALIBAN INVITE BEFORE 9/11 ANNIVERSARY: ‘I DO NOT EVER WANT TO SEE THESE TERRORISTS STEP FOOT ON UNITED STATES SOIL’,Newsweek
Donald Trump targets John Legend, Chrissy Teigen after Legend appears on MSNBC criminal justice series, USA Today
Amid wave of retirements, Trump calls for ending term limits for House GOP committee chairs, Politico
Economy
Study: North Dakota, Minnesota could see largest drops in food stamp beneficiaries, Farm Forum
Private Equity Tries to Protect Another Profit Center, The American Prospect
Education
Congress Promised Student Borrowers A Break. Education Dept. Rejected 99% Of Them, NPR
Environment
What you need to know about carbon footprints, CNN
Water interests are fighting California’s bid to block Trump’s environmental rollbacks, LA Times
122 degrees for days: the looming Phoenix heat wave that could harm thousands, Vox
Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Tim Walz looks to mend ties abroad as U.S.-China trade war escalates, SouthernMinn
A letter by Gov. Tim Walz: Let’s make Minnesota the ‘Education State’, Hometown Source
Gov Walz Japan trade trip continues, KTOE
Health
Doctors Say Federal Rules On Discussing Abortions Inhibit Relationships With Patients, NPR
Congress Returns With Health Care Bills at the Desk, The American Prospect
Sacklers reject demand they surrender personal wealth to settle opioid claims, MPR
Immigration
If They Send Me Back, I Will Die, New York Times
Labor
The Recent Evolution of Wisconsin Public Worker Unionism since Act 10, Workday Minnesota
The Future of U.S. Jobs Looks Bleak. Unions Are the Answer., In These Times
Minnesota Legislature
Column: Minnesota’s success begins with education, Hometown Source
Minnesota lawmakers begin touring state to get a firsthand look at bonding-request projects, Bemidji Pioneer
Minnesota News
Fire destroys synagogue in downtown Duluth, Star Tribune
Protesters block I-494 after vigil for man shot by police, Kare 11
Knight Foundation grants $2 million to boost culture, vitality, access in downtown St. Paul. Pioneer Press
News of the World
UN nuclear watchdog finds uranium ‘traces’ at Iran site: Report, Al Jazeera
British Airways Cancels ‘Nearly 100 Percent’ Of Flights Due To Pilot Strike, NPR
How Trump’s Plan to Secretly Meet With the Taliban Came Together, and Fell Apart, New York Times
Republicans
To help Trump raise even more millions in 2020, the GOP is copying Democratic fundraising tools, Fast Company
Conservatives: We’ll Spill Blood to Keep Our Guns, The New Republic
Secretary of State Steve Simon
Cost forecast for Super Tuesday in Minnesota triples, thanks in part to 2 legalize-marijuana parties, Star Tribune
Trade Wars
Grim economics wallop ethanol and corn producers, MPR
U.S.-Japan Corn Deal Has Just One Flaw: Japan Doesn’t Need the Corn, Wall Street Journal
Trump’s trade war with China is hurting farmers, but they won’t abandon him — yet, Vox
U.S. News
Congress has only three weeks to avert another government shutdown, Vox
House lays out its impeachment probe, NBC News
Taxpayers are funding the Trump White House’s misinformation campaign, CNN
Upcoming DFL Events:
- 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 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 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