Tag: News

2020 Election
As the ground shifts in real time under GOP senators, 2020 isn’t looking so hot for them, Daily Kos
Poll: the Green New Deal is popular in swing House districts, Vox
Ex-Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price now wants to be a senator, The Week

Agriculture
Investor: ‘Minnesota must scale ag-tech quickly’, Minneapolis-St.Paul Business Journal

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Manslaughter, $2.1 million in Medicaid fraud among 76 charges filed against assisted living facility owner, employees, McKnight Senior Living
Lawmakers get update on efforts to reduce prescription drug prices, KTOE Continue reading “In the Know: September 27, 2019”

2020 Election
Whistleblower: Trump urged Ukraine to meddle in 2020 election — and White House tried to cover it up, Salon

Agriculture
CHINA’S PURCHASES OF U.S. SOYBEANS ROLL ON, Successful Farming

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Ellison: We need systematic change, Marshall Independent

Congress
Senate again votes to end Trump emergency declaration on border wall, The Hill
‘Ice in his veins’: McConnell steers GOP through Trump’s Ukraine scandal, Politico
Democrats’ trust in Congress surges amid Republican drop: Gallup, The Hill
Cracks emerge among Senate Republicans over Trump urging Ukrainian leader to investigate Biden, Washington Post

DFL News
Stacey Abrams to Headline DFL Founders Day Dinner
Continue reading “In the Know: September 26, 2019”

2020 Election
How Trump’s Presidency Looks from Rural Wisconsin, New Yorker

Agriculture
China’s Soybean Move Lands With a Thud for U.S. Farmers, Bloomberg
A tough year for wheat farmers, Inforum

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Owner, employees of Chappy’s Golden Shores arrested hours after Minnesota AG files 76 charges against them, Fox 9
Continue reading “In the Know: September 25, 2019”

2020 Election
DNC raises threshold to make November debate stage, Politico
GOP, Trump launch campus effort to register, mobilize voters, Associated Press

Agriculture
China buys about 10 cargoes of U.S. soybeans after trade talks, Reuters

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Metal shredder to shut down in settlement with Minnesota, MPR
Attorney general: Minnesota still has options in opioid lawsuit, KSTP
Continue reading “In the Know: September 24, 2019”

2020 Election
Progressive group to spend $50M boosting Sun Belt turnout, The Hill
Online voter registration system restored after Florida Democrats complain, Orlando Sentinel
GOP allies warn vaping ban will sink Trump in 2020, Axios

Agriculture
The Last Harvest: Caught in the Middle, Fox 9
Chinese Trade Delegation Called Off Farm Visits at U.S. Request, Bloomberg

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Minnesota Attorney General alleges nonprofit misused $800,000 in funds at former northeast Minnesota coffee shop, Grand Forks Herald Continue reading “In the Know: September 23, 2019”

2020 Election
Democrats target over 26,000 local races to unseat Republicans, Axios

Agriculture
Trump’s $28 Billion Bet That Rural America Will Stick With Him, Bloomberg
How Big Agriculture Is Preventing Farmers From Combating the Climate Crisis, Rolling StoneCongress Is Bailing Out Trump’s Farm Bailout, Huffington Post

Congress
U.S. House approves stopgap funding bill to avoid government shutdown, Reuters
McConnell changes position and backs $250 million for election security, NBC News
Border wall, Iran, Space Force among hurdles for $700 billion U.S. defense bill, Reuters Continue reading “In the Know: September 20, 2019”

2020 Election
Why it will be hard for Trump to win Wisconsin again, Politico
Another possible error springs up in Ohio voter-purge process, Cleveland Plain Dealer
CNN announces details for LGBTQ town hall, CNN

Agriculture
China will release 10,000 tons of pork from its national reserves, CNN
Farmers and Ranchers Just Came Together to Support the Green New Deal, Gizmodo

Congress
Senate Democrats block debate on $700 billion Pentagon budget, MarketWatch
White House is preparing for a ‘big fight’ with Congress over whistleblower scandal: CNN reporter, Raw Story
Trump’s communications with foreign leader are part of whistleblower complaint that spurred standoff between spy chief and Congress, former officials say, Washington Post Continue reading “In the Know: September 19, 2019”

2020 Election
‘The ground is shifting’: Arizona emerges as a 2020 trouble spot for Trump, Politico

Agriculture
Trump administration allows pork slaughterhouses to have fewer USDA inspectors, NBC News
Wild wheat genetics offer climate hope for food crops, BBC
Draining Arizona: Residents say corporate mega-farms are drying up their wells, NBC News

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Bar Buzz: Cost of insulin first topic of Ellison’s new podcast series, Minnesota Lawyer
Continue reading “In the Know: September 18, 2019”

2020 Election
TRUMP’S REPUBLICAN CHALLENGERS ANGRY THAT FOUR STATES CANCEL GOP PRIMARIES, Newsweek
Trump’s economic approval takes hit in battleground states: poll, The Hill
Polling expert predicts 2020 will be a disaster for GOP: Trump “is driving away Republican voters”, Slate

Agriculture
U.S. CORN HARVEST IS DELAYED, USDA CROP PROGRESS REPORT SHOWS, Successful Farming
Size matters. Big U.S. farms get even bigger amid China trade war, Yahoo News

Congress
White House tells Lewandowski not to answer questions and asserts immunity for Dearborn and Porter, CNN
Senate set for floor showdown over Trump border wall, The Hill
House Oversight probing whether Chao improperly helped her family’s company, Politico Continue reading “In the Know: September 17, 2019”

2020 Election
Trump launches ambitious play to turn New Mexico red, Politico

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Ellison files amicus in pursuit of ‘perversion files’, MN Lawyer
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Urges Court to Reject Trump Health Care Rule, Twin Cities Business

Congress
Democrats Press Trump to Back House Bill on Background Checks, Wall Street Journal
Democrats speak out about impeachment as House inquiry ramps up, NBC News
Senators struggle to get spending bills off ground as shutdown looms, The Hill Continue reading “In the Know: September 16, 2019”