Tag: In the Know

Congress
Pelosi allies Peterson and McCollum gain new power in Democratic House, MPR
Oversight launches major drug pricing investigation, The Hill
Ex-lawmakers ‘scrambling and looking’ for lobbying gigs, Politico
‘In God We Trust’ – the bills Christian nationalists hope will ‘protect religious freedom’, The Guardian

Economy
We Don’t Need More Moral Elites. We Need Less Powerful Ones., NY Mag
Robert Samuelson Ignores Role of Hedge Fund Magnate Eddie Lampert in Sears Decline, Beat The Press

Environment
Conservationist’s View: New Congress must prioritize public lands, waters, Duluth News Tribune Continue reading “In the Know: January 14, 2019”

Congress
As shutdown drags on, Minnesota’s federal lawmakers hold to party line, Star Tribune
Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer, to testify publicly before Congress, CNN

Economy
The $4.5 trillion force that’s helping to fuel market swings, CNN
Louisiana To End Monopoly Pricing for Hepatitis Drugs, Beat the Press

Environment
California water projects could be tapped to pay for Trump’s border wall, Los Angeles Times Continue reading “In the Know: January 11, 2019”

Congress
Several Minnesota delegation members to donate shutdown pay, The Telegraph

Economy
Why Government Spending Can’t Turn the U.S. Into Venezuela, In These Times

Environment
Andrew Wheeler Is Bad News for Coal Miners and Environmentalists Alike, NY Mag
Not all environmentalists eat tofu: the hunters fighting climate change, The Guardian Continue reading “In the Know: January 10, 2019”

Congress
Should tackling political corruption be House Democrats’ first priority?, MinnPost
Revolving door on steroids: lobbyist Jon Kyl, who served four months in the Senate, won’t disclose some clients, The Intercept

Economy
De Blasio to introduce proposal to guarantee paid time off, The Hill
Trump nominee Liang withdraws from Fed board consideration, Politico

Environment
Care about the environment? Here’s what to watch in the 2019 Legislature, MPR
Minnesota teens ask lawmakers to please not kill the planet, City Pages Continue reading “In the Know: January 9, 2019”

Attorney General Ellison
Keith Ellison ushers in new era for Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, Star Tribune

Congress
The Senate GOP’s First Bill of the New Congress Is Dividing Democrats Over Israel, Time
This is what Congress must tell Trump, Washington Post
GOP operatives dig for dirt against rising star O’Rourke, The Hill
Republican in controversial NC race sets off fire alarm trying to evade reporters, The Hill

Economy
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Plan to Tax the Rich Is the Opposite of Radical, Vice
Taxing the rich is very popular; it’s Republicans who have the radical position, Vox Continue reading “In the Know: January 8, 2019”

2020
Presidential Primary Debates Can Make — And Break — A Campaign, FiveThirtyEight

Attorney General Ellison
Drug Prices, Student Debt & Housing Among Ellison’s Top Priorities, KAAL TV

Congress
Minnesota’s new U.S. House members chase committee slots, Star Tribune
Does Ocasio-Cortez think Trump is a racist? ‘Yeah. No question.’, Washington Post Continue reading “In the Know: January 7, 2019”

Congress
Freshman Reps From MN Bring Power, Notoriety To 116th Congress, WCCO
House Democrats officially unveil their first bill in the majority: a sweeping anti-corruption proposal, Vox
PAYGO Is Based on a Fallacy, In These Times
Attempt to smear Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with college dancing video backfires, CNN
Republican Senators Facing Tough Reelections Break With Trump on Shutdown, New York Magazine

Climate Change
“Innovation”: the latest GOP smokescreen on climate change policy, Vox
California governor says he didn’t convince Trump on climate change, Politico

Government Shutdown
IRS hit by shutdown, creating taxpayer headaches, CNN
The Public Blamed Trump For The Shutdown — But That May Be Changing, FiveThirtyEight
House votes to reopen the government without funding Trump’s wall, The Week Continue reading “In the Know: January 4, 2019”

Attorney General-elect Keith Ellison
Keith Ellison plans to target drug prices as attorney generalKeith Ellison plans to target drug prices as attorney general, Pioneer Press

Congress
Diverse freshman class looks to shake up Capitol Hill, Star Tribune
New Minn. congressional Dems see hope for cooperation in divided government, MPR
The 10 new Democratic House committee chairs who are about to make Trump’s life hell, Vox
The survivor: Nancy Pelosi makes history — again, Politico
A eulogy for the most incompetent House majority in modern history, Think Progress

Economy
Midwest manufacturing grows despite trade setbacks, Star Tribune
Dow falls 500 points as Apple’s shock warning sends tremors through markets, NBC News
Protectionist Measure to Help U.S. Corporations at the Expense of U.S. Workers Tops Trump China Trade Agenda, Beat The Press Continue reading “In the Know: January 3, 2019”

Economy
Is capitalism worth saving?, Vox
Resolutions to Improve Debates on Economic Policy in 2019, Beat the Press
How to Lose Tens of Thousands of Dollars on Amazon, The Atlantic
U.S. Stocks Pare Decline as Banks, Oil Rally: Markets Wrap, Bloomberg

GOP
Walker plans to give speeches, advocate for conservatives, Star Tribune
Steve Mnuchin is a dunce, The Intercept
GOP Ditched Tax Talk For Immigration Attacks In Midterms, Huffington Post
America, Meet Your (Acting) Secretary of Defense, The Atlantic

Governor-elect Tim Walz
No. 1: Walz becomes 1st Mankato governor in more than a century, Mankato Free Press Continue reading “In the Know: January 2, 2019”

2020
Most Americans aren’t familiar with the current 2020 Democratic contenders, Vox
Does Donald Trump Have a Reelection Strategy?, NY Magazine

Economy
Everything Amazon did in 2018 that you might have missed, Vox
‘Alpha Wolves in the Henhouse’: California’s Multibillion-Dollar Private-Equity Boondoggle, NY Magazine

Minnesota News
As trade war drags on, Minnesota soybeans sit in the bins, Star Tribune
Federal investigators identify cause of Superior refinery explosion, KSTP
Minnesota drops — again — in annual national health rankings, MinnPost Continue reading “In the Know: December 13, 2018”