DFL House, Senate Republicans Contrasting Priorities
and everything happening in the Legislature this week.
House, Senate progress shows stark contrast in priorities The DFL-led House of Representatives passed bills to address the insulin crisis, data privacy concerns for voters, and access to firearms. The Republican-led Senate passed no major bills and discussed none of these urgent topics in committee. Read more >> |
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Continue reading “Senate DFL Week in Review: February 28, 2020”
2020 Election
Nearly 37,000 Minnesotans have already voted in the presidential primary, MN Reformer
Labor union unveils $150M campaign to help defeat Trump, Associated Press
Agriculture
SOYBEAN COMPLEX GIVES BACK GAINS FRIDAY, Successful Farming
Congress
House passes bill to make lynching a federal crime in historic vote, CNN Continue reading “In the Know: February 28, 2020”
2020 Election
Majority of young voters in Minnesota plan to vote, Star Tribune
Agriculture
SOYBEAN MARKET TAKES ANOTHER HAIRCUT THURSDAY, DUE TO CORONAVIRUS NEWS, Successful Farming
DFL News
DFL Statement on Minnesota House Passing Primary Data Privacy Bill, dfl.org Continue reading “In the Know: February 27, 2020”
2020 Election
GOP is accused of sending misleading ‘census’ forms, Los Angeles Times
Agriculture
Walz announces farm safety funding proposal, Marshall Independent
AG MARKETS STILL HAVE NO LIFE WEDNESDAY, Successful Farming
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Task force provides recommendations to reduce deadly police encounters, KSTP
Minnesota legislators introduce constitutional amendment to require a ‘quality public education’ for all students, Star Tribune Continue reading “In the Know: February 26, 2020”
2020 Election
How to watch the Democratic debate in South Carolina, CBS News
Agriculture
TRUMP INTRUDES ON SPRING PLANTING FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, Successful Agriculture
Attorney General Keith Ellison
State task force unveils proposals for reducing deadly encounters with law enforcement, Fox 9
Working Group Explores Methods For Reducing Deadly-Force Encounters Involving MN Police, WCCO
Congress
Senate to vote on two abortion restriction bills, CNN Continue reading “In the Know: February 25, 2020”
2020 Election
Minnesota Poll: Voters split on Trump heading into 2020 election, Star Tribune
Agriculture
TRUMP INTRUDES ON SPRING PLANTING FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, Successful Farming
‘America’s Dairyland’: Wisconsin’s farmers see bleak future, The Guardian
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Ellison: Mille Lacs band still has 61K-acre reservation, MPR Continue reading “In the Know: February 24, 2020”
2020 Election
Swing state poll shows Trump leading top Dems in Wisconsin but trailing in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Politico
Agriculture
USDA to unveil plan to cut farms’ environmental impact in half by 2050, Politico
THE LARGEST CORN CROP EVER IS COMING, USDA SAYS, Successful Farming
Attorney General Keith Ellison
In reversal for Minn., Ellison and Walz say Mille Lacs band still has 61,000-acre reservation, Brainerd Dispatch Continue reading “In the Know: February 21, 2020”
2020 Election
Minnesota pastor leads campaign to try to shift evangelical vote, Star Tribune
Trump, RNC announce $10 million plan to battle Dems on voting lawsuits, Politico
Exclusive: Ahead of 2020 election, a ‘Blue Wave’ is rising in the cities, polling analysis
shows, Reuters
Trump campaign hires alum of controversial data company, Politico
Agriculture
FUTURE OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP CLOUDED BY ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES, Successful Farming
First, they invented a way to rescue people from grain bin accidents; Now they’re trying to prevent them, Austin Daily Herald
Trump signs order diverting water to California farmers against state wishes, The Hill
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Ellison, advisory group lay out ‘cure’ for ballooning drug prices in report, Rochester Post Bulletin
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison releases sweeping report on drug prices, Star Tribune
Continue reading “In the Know: February 20, 2020”
Days to the November Election: 259Agriculture
Dairy Farmers of America agrees to buy Dean Foods, America’s biggest milk producer, for $425 million, CNBC
Congress
Fact-checking Tom Cotton’s claims about the coronavirus, CNN
Graham tells Defense Secretary Esper he could ‘make your life hell’ in battle over Trump Africa policy, NBC
Ted Cruz criticizes vasectomy bill, exposing his hypocrisy on reproduction rights, The Guardian
Donald Trump
Trump Is Going to Cheat, The Atlantic
Trump grants clemency to Eddie DeBartolo Jr., CNN
Trump to waive federal contracting laws to speed construction of border wall, The Hill
Trump campaign manager deletes dramatic Air Force One photo after people point out it’s from 2004, CNN
1,100 former DOJ employees call on Barr to resign after intervening in Stone case, MPR
Continue reading “In the Know: February 18, 2020”
2020 Election
Nevada’s powerful Culinary Union declines to endorse a 2020 candidate, Politico
Agriculture
AG MARKETS TRADE SLIGHTLY HIGHER FRIDAY, Successful Farming
CAN A 15-MINUTE SURVEY HELP FARMERS ADOPT MORE TECH? GROWERS INSIGHT IS BETTING ON IT. Successful Farming
A Growing Presence on the Farm: Robots, New York Times
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Judge tosses conservatives from felon voting rights case, City Pages Continue reading “In the Know: February 14, 2020”
