Tag: In the Know

Congress
House Oks Democrats’ bill blocking Trump emergency on wall, Star Tribune
‘As a person who actually worked’: AOC fires back at Ivanka after Green New Deal criticism, USA Today
In Senate testimony, pharma executive admits drug price hikes hit poor the hardest, NBC News
‘Medicare for all’ bill unveiled: ‘Complete transformation’ of health care, NBC News

Governor Tim Walz
Minnesota governor rips lawmaker for saying gun control backers should be ‘run over’, The Hill
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz proposes $1.3 billion in infrastructure projects, Star Tribune
Enthusiasm is High for Governor Walz’ Bonding Proposal, Workday Minnesota

Labor Movement
West Virginia Strikes Again, Defeating Privatization Bill in a Single Day, Workday Minnesota Continue reading “In the Know: February 27, 2019”

Congress
Republicans urge Trump declaration of a national emergency be rejected, Red Lake Nation News
House to vote on measure revoking Trump’s emergency order, AP
Lindsey Graham pretty much admits his Trump alignment is ‘to be relevant’, MinnPost
Democrats block abortion bill in Senate, Duluth News Tribune

Governor Tim Walz
Walz says his budget will reduce racial disparities in Minnesota, MPR
Chai Lee, Kris Fredson among 17 members chosen for Met Council, Pioneer Press

Minnesota
Wind energy, tax breaks sought to bring Google to Becker, Minn., MPR
Technology campus’ could cozy up to MOA, Finance and Commerce
Watchdog group sees sharp drop in EPA enforcement, cites two Minnesota cases, Star Tribune
Ramsey County jailer pleads guilty and resigns, 3 years after inmate mistreatment allegation, Pioneer Press
Anoka-Hennepin School District sued over locker room access for transgender teen, Pioneer Press
I-35, I-90 reopen in southern Minnesota; stranded travelers head home, MPR
Snow days turn into ‘digital days’ at some Minnesota schools, MPR
Betrayed by GPS, trucker gets stuck on Lake Minnetonka, MPR
How SE Minn. offered shelter from the storm, Rochester Post-Bulletin
ChangeMakers: Andrea Jenkins, first openly transgender black woman elected to public office, MPR Continue reading “In the Know: February 26, 2019”

Attorney General Keith Ellison
New black leaders in Minnesota bring message of hope to Stillwater prisoners, Attorney general, St. Paul mayor and Public Safety head visited Stillwater., Star Tribune
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison creating task force on drug prices, Star Tribune

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Climate
Minnesota’s climate begins its descent toward an unrecognizable future, CityPages

Congress
Emmer, Collin Peterson to hold joint town hall meeting next week in Melrose, Lakeland Broadcasting
House Dems reveal new info on a shady White House plan to sell nuclear tech to Saudi Arabia, Vox

Governor Tim Walz
Walz’s proposed budget includes money for streets, education, Duluth News Tribune
Tim Walz budget would fund prison security upgrades, about 125 more corrections officers, Pioneer Press
Walz proposes 49B dollar budget includes highest amount ever for state housing department, WCCO
Walz has big job in passing budget, MPR
Walz calls on Minnesota to meet needs of ‘the whole child’, MPR
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz proposes gas tax hike, more money for schools, roads, Star Tribune
Continue reading “In the Know: February 20, 2019”

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Minnesota among 16 states suing to halt President Trump’s emergency declaration, Star Tribune

Census
Supreme Court to decide if 2020 census includes citizenship question, MPR

Climate
Move over, Ocasio-Cortez. The Green New Deal’s got some competition. With no shortage of ideas in Congress about how to address climate change, Democrats are likely to clash over where to go from here., NBC News Continue reading “In the Know: February 19, 2019”

Climate
It’s time for Minnesota to lead again on clean energy, MinnPost

Congress
Emmer, Collin Peterson to hold joint town hall meeting next week in Melrose, Lakeland Broadcasting

Corporate Welfare
Amazon’s Decision To Pull Out of NYC Is a Massive Blow To Corporate Welfare, In These Times
New York Dodged an Amazon Bullet. Wisconsin Still Faces a Bazooka., Bloomberg
Amazon Will Pay a Whopping $0 in Federal Taxes on $11.2 Billion Profits, Fortune
‘Amazon isn’t bigger than New York’: meet the man who killed the deal, The Guardian Continue reading “In the Know: February 15, 2019”

Climate
Republicans love this one climate change plan — but can it save us?, CityPages

Congress
New voting laws can disrupt GOP’s ‘power grab’, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

GOP Government Shutdown Pt. II?
AP FACT CHECK: Declaring emergency for wall not so ordinary, AP Continue reading “In the Know: February 14, 2019”

Climate
By 2080, Minnesota could resemble Kansas unless climate action taken, Bring Me The News
Fossil fuel free by 2030? A group of Minnesota teens demands a Green New Deal, City Pages
Butterflies V. Border Wall: National Butterfly Center Seeks Restraining Order, NPR

Congress
Not So Supreme?, The American Prospect
McConnell Plans To Bring Green New Deal To Senate Vote, NPR
Senate Republicans want to change the rules to push through more Trump nominees, Vox

Economy
Amazon Threatens to Cancel New York City Headquarters if It Doesn’t Receive $3 Billion in Subsidies, In These Times
Market may be ignoring risks of an earnings slowdown, CNN
Americans lost $143 million in online relationship scams last year, MPR Continue reading “In the Know: February 13, 2019”