Tag: In the Know

Attorney General Keith Ellison
AG Keith Ellison throws support behind Liberians fighting to stay in the U.S., Pioneer Press
Minnesota joins suit on behalf of transgender student, MPR
AG reaches settlement in labor rights case — on an issue that figured into Ellison’s decision to run for the office, MinnPost
State AG’s office needs reinforcements, Star Tribune

Economy
Facebook is finally banning white nationalist content, Vox

GOP
Betsy DeVos Defends Slashing Funds for the Special Olympics, Time
Kennedy says DeVos’ proposal to cut Special Olympics funding is ‘cruel’ and ‘misguided’, CNN Continue reading “In the Know: March 28, 2019”

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Reader’s View: Ellison’s actions rational, honest, Duluth News Tribune

Congress
Green New Deal fails in forced Senate vote, MPR
Pelosi, Dems look for upside to Mueller report, The Hill

Economy
Congress’s New Progressives Take On the Banks, The American Prospect Continue reading “In the Know: March 27, 2019”

Call of The Senate (MN Senate DFL Podcast, link)

MN Values Podcast (MN House DFL Podcast, link)

Economy
“She Lied to my Face”: Inside the Hectic Last Days of Gymbor’s Retail Bankruptcy, The InterceptThe Private Prison Divestment Movement Just Had an Incredible Week, In These Times

GOP
Florida passed a historic expansion of voting rights. Now Republicans want to hobble it., Vox
Now that Mueller’s conclusions are in, Senate Republicans are ready to turn back to Hillary Clinton, Vox
The end for Obamacare? Trump administration says it will ask a court to throw out entire health law, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Continue reading “In the Know: March 26, 2019”

Call of The Senate (MN Senate DFL Podcast, link)

MN Values Podcast (MN House DFL Podcast, link)

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minnesota lawmakers look to crack down on wage theft, Star Tribune

Congress
Minnesota Democrats in Congress want full Mueller report, Republicans say move on, Star Tribune
King: Katrina victims only asked for help, unlike Iowans, AP
Gun safety skeptics weren’t entirely right, Sartell-St. Joseph-St. Stephens Newsleader
Reader’s View: Stauber voting straight Trump, Duluth News Tribune
Hagedorn refrains from criticizing Trump over McCain controversy, Rochester Post-Bulletin
Pelosi wins breathing room on impeachment after Mueller findings, Politico
Democratic Sen. Tom Udall won’t run for re-election in 2020, CNBC
New York Rep. José Serrano has Parkinson’s, won’t seek re-election, Roll Call
Ousted GOP congresswoman running to take back Georgia seat, Star Tribune
In summary of Mueller report, Democrats seize on obstruction question, Star Tribune Continue reading “In the Know: March 25, 2019”

Congress
EDITORIAL: Rep. Stauber misleads, The Timberjay
AP: GOP won more seats in 2018 than suggested by vote share, AP

Governor Tim Walz

Walz turns up heat to keep tax that funds health programs, AP
Legislative panel debates Walz 70 percent gas tax hike plan, KARE11
Walz administration seeking new powers to regulate child care assistance program, MinnPost
Guest Column: Contrasts are big in DFL and GOP budgets, guest column by Ken Martin, Albert Lea Tribune
Walz scales back budget plan after surplus shrinks, MPR Continue reading “In the Know: March 22, 2019”

Governor Tim Walz
Walz seeks to pressure reluctant Senate Republicans, MPR
Ag, DNR leaders outline new administration’s priorities, Rochester Post-Bulletin
Gov. Tim Walz said this about Trump’s attacks on John McCain: ‘It’s personal.’, Pioneer Press
Gov. Tim Walz to press for budget plan in first State of the State, Star Tribune

Minnesota
‘I had one class left’: Argosy closure forces students to make tough decisions, MPR
Despite improving economy, state’s homeless population jumps 10 percent since 2015, MPR
#AbledsAreWeird: People with disabilities share uncomfortable encounters, MPR
How much fraud is there really in human services?, MPR
Duluth as a destination for climate refugees?, Duluth News Tribune
Despite improving economy, state’s homeless population on the rise, Rochester Post-Bulletin
CWD: ‘It’s kind of a genetic roulette table’, Rochester Post-Bulletin
Liberian community prays for extension as time runs out, Chanhassen Villager Continue reading “In the Know: March 21, 2019”

Attorney General Keith Ellison

Congress
Schumer to introduce bill naming Senate office building after McCain amid Trump uproar, The Hill
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan joins board of Fox Corporation, CBS3
Democrats call for investigation into pro-Trump former owner of massage parlors, MPR
APNewsBreak: Congress’ inaction endangers black lung fund, AP Continue reading “In the Know: March 20, 2019”

Attorney General Keith Ellison

Keith Ellison says ‘objective evidence’ suggests Trump is sympathetic toward white nationalists, Washington Post
Our View: AG’s first focus an easy pick, Duluth News Tribune

Congress
Nunes sues Twitter, users for defamation and negligence, NBC News

Governor Tim Walz
Walz to give State of State address April 3, Pioneer Press
Walz Signs Bill To Expand Disaster Aid For Barn Collapses, WCCO
From ‘One Minnesota’ to ‘Won Minnesota’: Why Walz and the DFL are in danger of losing their agenda this Year, MinnPost Continue reading “In the Know: March 19, 2019”

Attorney General Keith Ellison

AG backs ACLU’s detention policy lawsuit against Nobles County, KSTP

Congress
How They Voted: Mueller, Yemen, border emergency, nominations, Mankato Free Press
FEC fines Cruz campaign $35k for not disclosing 2012 loans, AP
Mississippi gov called ‘despicable’ for ignoring black rep, The Congressional Black Caucus chairwoman says Mississippi’s governor is “clearly despicable” for not acknowledging work by the state’s only black congressman to get the home of a slain civil rights leader named a national monument, ABC News
Representatives should fight to maintain election integrity, St. Cloud Times
Reader’s View: Members of Congress need to work together, Duluth News Tribune
At filing time, Stauber hears ‘mixed bag’ from taxpayers, Duluth News Tribune
The 31 Trump districts that will determine the next House majority, The Hill

Governor Tim Walz
Impasse at Minnesota Capitol on taxes, guns brings 2020 into focus, Republicans are using their three-seat majority in the state Senate to block the ambitious agenda of newly elected DFL Gov. Tim Walz., Star Tribune
Walz, Klobuchar get update on spring flood preparations, Star Tribune
Gov. Tim Walz faces high budget demands in rural Minnesota, Star Tribune
Tax filing season headache: Gov. Tim Walz, GOP Senate far apart on a fix, Star Tribune
Governor Walz Expects To Sign Disaster Loan Expansion For Farmers, Voice Of Alexandria Continue reading “In the Know: March 18, 2019”

Attorney General Keith Ellison

Minnesota cut of Fiat Chrysler, Bosch emissions settlement is $3.5M, Star Tribune

Congress
‘We got our clocks cleaned’: GOP quietly works to expand ballot harvesting in California while criticizing Democrats for the practice, Washington Post
Reader’s View: Stauber responded with form letters, Duluth News Tribune
Letters To The Editor: Hagedorn’s A Rubber Stamp For Trump, Mankato Free Press
Former GOP congressman shares inside look at life in Washington, MPR
GOP senators appear ready to block Trump border declaration, MPR
Search warrants released in North Carolina election probe, AP
Top Democrat says Whitaker didn’t deny talking to Trump about Cohen in closed hearing, CBS News Continue reading “In the Know: March 14, 2019”