Tag: News

Congress
Dems eye big infrastructure package, with or without Trump, The Hill
Rep. Rashida Tlaib opens up about death threats: “I’m a mother, so I want to go home to my two boys”, Salon
McCready goes up in NC-09 election, Politico
McConnell: Senate will ‘probably not’ vote on Dreamers bill, Politico
The border is in crisis. Here’s how it got this bad., Vox

D-DAY 75th Anniversary
What happened during the Normandy landings?, CNN
D-Day veteran: ‘Men drowned as they jumped off the boats’, BBC
Unprecedented scale: D-Day’s fighters, helpers, victims scale: D-Day’s fighters, helpers, victims, AP
Continue reading “In the Know: June 6, 2919”

 

Congress
House Democrats poised to approve bill to give DREAMers pathway to citizenship, Vox

Economy
Trump’s tax cut impact: $1 of for every $20 of revenue loss, MinnPost
Amazon offered job to Pentagon official involved with $10 Billion contract is sought, The Intercept

Environment
Earth’s carbon dioxide levels are highest they’ve been in millions of years, USA Today
How China’s growing soy demand is fueling Brazilian deforestation, Pacific Standard Continue reading “In the Know: June 4, 2019”

Economy
Why You Should Blame The Economics Discipline For Today’s Problems, Evonomics
Economists’ fear of a 2020 recession in the US surge, CNN
US construction spending was flat in April as housing fell, Star Tribune
As baby boomers head for the exits, businesses worry about the workforce, MPR
Trump’s new tariffs seen as latest threat to USMCA, Agri-Pulse
Eight Reasons Why Inequality Ruins the Economy, Evonomics

GOP
Different approaches for Minnesota’s two GOP newcomers in Congress, Star Tribune
Italy is evicting Steve Bannon from the medieval monastery he planned to turn into a far-right training academy, Quartz
Supreme Court prepares for dramatic four-week sprint to end of term, CNN
A ‘Bridge’ to China, and Her Family’s Business, in the Trump Cabinet, NY Times

Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Walz orders flags to half-staff for Virginia Beach victims, Fox 9
Walz keeps veto power tucked away in first year, MPR
Gov. Tim Walz considering executive action to implement an insulin assistance program, KFGO
Gov. Tim Walz Signs 13 Budget Bills Into Law, WCCO Continue reading “In the Know: June 3, 2019”

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Attorney General Ellison sues to protect Minnesotans from discrimination in health care, Insight News

Economy
Soggy fields leave Midwestern farmers with few good answers – Star Tribune
Making Wall Street Pay, Counter Punch
California is cracking down on the gig economy, Vox
In Washington and St. Paul, progress on rural broadband internet is slow, spotty, MinnPost

GOP
Deceased G.O.P. Strategist’s Hard Drives Reveal New Details on the Census Citizenship Question, The New York Times
Continue reading “In the Know: May 31, 2019”

Continue reading “In the Know: May 30, 2019”

Economy
US stocks slide as global trade anxiety lingers, Star Tribune
Are you getting a tax cut? Some Minnesotans will. What about corporate tax rates?, Pioneer Press
The GOP tax law’s lopsided giveaway to corporations, explained in one sentence, Vox
Trump’s tax law had small effect on economy, wages: Study, The Hill

A major US utility is moving toward 100% clean energy faster than expected, Vox

Tornado crushes parts of Kansas and 39 million are still under a severe weather threat, CNN
Unprecedented stretch of tornadoes and floods hit the US, CNN
Arkansas River communities scramble to hold historic flooding at bay, CBS Continue reading “In the Know: May 29, 2019”

Environment
Trump Administration Hardens Its Attack on Climate Science, NY Times

Continue reading “In the Know: May 28, 2019”

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Challenge to Trump Overtime Rule Mulled by Democratic State AGs, Bloomberg Law

Economy
Pennsylvania accuses financial firms of bond price-fixing, Star Tribune
The Radicalization of Fiona Scott Morton, The News Republic
Controversial Change to Consumer Rights Postponed, The American Prospect
Trump’s Trade War with China and “Our” Intellectual Property, Beat the Press

GOP
Congressman Jim Hagedorn Pushes New Trade Deal with Canada and Mexico, KEYC
Some Republicans say the Senate is doing the bare minimum and they’re getting frustrated, CNN

Governor Tim Walz
The Latest: Governor signs bill to fight opioid epidemic, Albany Times Union
Walz signs major elder care protections, WXOW
Gov. Tim Walz calls special session to finalize state budget deal, Star Tribune
Continue reading “In the Know: May 24, 2019”

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Getting ripped off? ‘Call Brother Keith!’, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Governor Tim Walz
Governor signs bill to fight opioid epidemic, MPR
Walz signs plan to make drug companies pay for fallout of opioid epidemic into law, DL Online
Walz: Applications wanted for director of Minnesota Gambling Control Board, Brainerd Dispatch

Minnesota Legislative Session
Budget deals start coming together ahead of special session, KSTP
KARE 11 Investigates: Family advocates celebrate elder care reforms, KARE11
Our View: Opioids Resources to fight epidemic finally pass, Mankato Free Press
Last bills settled; lawmakers await word on special session, Rochester Post-Bulletin
Walz and lawmakers continue to haggle; special session possible Friday, Pioneer Press
Pointed or vulgar? Rochester teachers’ handmade signs at Capitol are debated, Pioneer Press
Still no special session, but more details of budget bills emerge, MPR
This session, higher ed got less than requested, but also real money, MPR
Budget deal frees up federal election security money for Minnesota, Star Tribune
DFL lawmakers yield on Bde Maka Ska, leave the name up to the courts, Star Tribune
Solitary confinement reforms poised to pass Legislature, Star Tribune
New Minnesota sex crimes task force survives in late budget deal, Star Tribune Continue reading “In the Know: May 23, 2019”

Economy
How the baby boomers wrecked the economy for millennials, Vox

Environment
Internal emails reveal how the chemical lobby fights regulation, The Guardian

GOP
GOP leadership calls out Amash over impeachment push, Herald Review
Ben Carson misheard a housing term as ‘Oreo,’ and other tense moments at a congressional hearing, Washington Post
Continue reading “In the Know: May 22, 2019”