Tag: News

Days to the November Election:  182

2020 Election
Why Trump’s shadow over the race for Senate control is so long, CNN
Biden, Warren: There’s no oversight of coronavirus relief — because that’s what Trump wants, Miami Herald
Poll: Ernst lead evaporates in Iowa Senate race, The Hill
Graham’s embrace of Trump fuels competitive fight in South Carolina, The Hill

Agriculture
‘That’s just the way it happens:’ Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue defends the trade war bailout that mostly benefited wealthy farmers, Business Insider

Donald Trump
Trump gives up on virus fight to focus on economic recovery – and re-election, The Guardian
Trump runs into trouble with expectations game, The Hill
Trump pushes to reopen country, but his own workforce isn’t rushing back, Politico
The President Is Unraveling, The Atlantic
POTUS Has A Meltdown Over Anti-Trump GOP PAC Ad Blasting His Handling Of Outbreak, Talking Points Memo Continue reading “In the Know: May 5, 2020”

Days to the November Election:  183

2020 Election
A Conservative Legal Group Significantly Miscalculated Data in a Report on Mail-In Voting, ProPublica

Agriculture
Wasted milk, euthanized livestock: Photos show how coronavirus has devastated US agriculture, CNBC
‘We Had to Do Something’: Trying to Prevent Massive Food Waste, New York Times
Belgians urged to eat more fries to help potato farmers amid pandemic-related glut, MPR

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Scam alert from Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, WDIO ABC
Candidates free to help voters to the polls in Minnesota, Star Tribune Continue reading “In the Know: May 4, 2020”

Days to the November Election:  186

2020 Election
Congressional Democrats are governing from the minority, Vox

Agriculture
THREE PORK PLANTS ARE TOP U.S. PRIORITY FOR REOPENING, SAYS PETERSON, Successful Farming
Feeding strawberries to cows: Farmers forced to throw fruit and flowers as coronavirus disrupts supplies, CNBC

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Keith Ellison sues Ramsey County landlords for attempting to evict tenant during state of emergency, Bring Me the News MN
Wright County egg producer agrees to cost cap after price-gouging probe, Pioneer Press Continue reading “In the Know: May 1, 2020”

Days to the November Election:  187

2020 Election
Polls Had Trump Stewing, and Lashing Out at His Own Campaign, New York Times
A Throwback Way to Win a Pandemic Election, The Atlantic
Biden campaign announces vice presidential selection committee, CNN

Agriculture
CHINA MAY MISS ‘PHASE ONE’ TARGET FOR U.S. FARM PURCHASES, Successful Agriculture

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Minnesota AG, Secretary of State reach agreement to expand access to voting, Walker Pilot Independent Continue reading “In the Know: April 30, 2020”

Days to the November Election:  188

2020 Election
Justin Amash just announced an exploratory committee for a bid for the White House, Vox
State bankruptcy furor shakes up McConnell reelection bid, The Hill
‘The Nightmare Scenario’: How Coronavirus Could Make the 2020 Vote a Disaster, Politico

Agriculture
TRUMP ORDERS U.S. MEAT-PROCESSING PLANTS TO STAY OPEN DESPITE CORONAVIRUS FEARS, Successful Farming

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Minnesota resolves voting rights lawsuit, Inform
Continue reading “In the Know: April 29, 2020”

Days to the November Election:  189

2020 Election
America’s Elections Won’t Be the Same After 2020, The Atlantic
‘Republicans need to get serious’: 2020 vote-by-mail battle heats up, Politico

Agriculture
Piglets aborted, chickens gassed as pandemic slams meat sector, CNBC

Attorney General Keith Ellison
House approves $100 million in emergency housing assistance, Wahpeton Daily News
MN AG REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH COSMOS MOBILE HOME COURT OWNER, KDUZ Continue reading “In the Know: April 28, 2020”

Days to the November Election:  190

2020 Election
Nervous Republicans See Trump Sinking, and Taking Senate With Him, New York Times
Voting Rights For Hundreds Of Thousands Of Felons At Stake In Florida Trial, NPR
Trump plots new election strategy: tie Biden to China – and attack them both, The Guardian
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Endorses Joe Biden’s Presidential Bid, Time

Agriculture
USDA let millions of pounds of food rot while food-bank demand soared, Politico
USDA SETS UP NATIONAL INCIDENT COORDINATION CENTER TO HELP LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS, Successful Farming

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Mom’s death helps drive Keith Ellison’s fight against ‘devastating’ virus, Star Tribune Continue reading “In the Know: April 27, 2020”

Days to the November Election:  193

2020 Election
Trump’s poor poll numbers trigger GOP alarms over November, Politico
Biden predicts Trump will try to delay November election, Politico

Agriculture
Farmers are worried about going under. That could put fruit and vegetables in short supply, CNN
Supermarket Steps Up To Buy From Farmers, Dairies And Donate To Food Banks, NPR

Attorney General Keith Ellison
St. Paul-based online retailer agrees to stop pandemic ‘profiteering,’ Ellison says, Pioneer Press
Continue reading “In the Know: April 24, 2020”

Days to the November Election:  194

2020 Election
Biden scores endorsements from Al Gore and Jay Inslee on Earth Day, CNN
Facebook, Instagram add location info to high-reach posts ahead of 2020 elections, CNET
Biden fares almost as well with young voters as Sanders in matchup vs. Trump, poll finds, USA Today
How Will Chief Justice And Supreme Court Conservative Majority Affect 2020 Election?, NPR
Polls show Trump trailing Biden in battlegrounds of Michigan and Pennsylvania, CNN
5 Reasons Pundits Will Overestimate Trump’s Odds of Winning in November, New York Magazine

Agriculture
Agriculture Department leaves meat inspectors hunting for safety gear, Politico
Two new ag leaders serving southwest Minnesota,Pipestone County Star

DFL News
Online DFL endorsement conventions begin Saturday, Southwest News Journal
Grassroots democracy can go with staying safe, Mankato Free Press
Local party conventions to go virtual, Mankato Free Press

Donald Trump
Trump Criticizes Georgia Governor for Decision to Reopen State, New York Times
How Jared Kushner Is Tackling the White House’s Coronavirus Response — Without Any Evident Experience, ProPublica
Eric Trump confirms he asked Trump administration for break on hotel rent: “Just treat us the same”, Salon
The HHS official overseeing coronavirus vaccine development says he was ousted after his objections to hydroxychloroquine, Vox
Donald Trump Is Exploiting the Coronavirus Pandemic to Sell Campaign Swag, Mother Jones
The Great Distractor, Talking Points Memo Continue reading “In the Know: April 23, 2020”

Days to the November Election:  195

2020 Election
‘The map is bigger now’: Coronavirus rewires 2020 election, Politico
Progressive strategist Jeff Blodgett on the next six months, with America hanging in the balance, MN Reformer

Agriculture
U.S. CORN 7% PLANTED, SOYBEANS 2%, USDA SAYS, Successful Farming
Tyson Foods idling its largest pork plant amid Iowa outbreak, Star Tribune

Congress
Lawmakers advance small business relief bill without extra cash for states, MN Reformer Continue reading “In the Know: April 22, 2020”