Category: DFL In the Know

Days to the November Election:  263

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”

Days to the November Election:  264

2020 Election
The 8 Democrats running for president and everything else you should know about 2020, Vox
Why Trump is very beatable, Axios
Large majority of Americans expect that foreign governments will try to influence the 2020 election, Pew Research

Agriculture
BRAZIL’S SOYBEAN HARVEST 16% COMPLETE, Successful Agriculture
USDA HIRING AUDITORS TO ENFORCE THE NATIONAL ORGANIC STANDARDS, Successful Agriculture

Congress
Senate Dems fear Cotton amendment will sink war powers bill, Politico Continue reading “In the Know: February 13, 2020”

Days to the November Election:  265

2020 Elections
6 Takeaways From The New Hampshire Primary, NPR
Andrew Yang suspends his 2020 presidential campaign, Vox
Michael Bennet Drops Out of the 2020 Presidential Race, New York Times
Deval Patrick drops out of 2020 presidential race, Axios

Agriculture
TRUMP AGAIN PROPOSES LARGE CUTS IN CROP INSURANCE, Successful Farming
Markets Remain Stable After USDA Report, Ag Web

Congress
Senate GOP blocks three election security bills, The Hill
Senate to rein in Trump’s war powers after Iran strike, Politico
Doctors Push Back As Congress Takes Aim At Surprise Medical Bills, NPR
House panel advances bipartisan surprise billing legislation despite divisions, The Hill Continue reading “In the Know: February 12, 2020”

Days to the 2020 Election:  266

2020 Elections
Barr: U.S. scrutinizing information ahead of 2020 election, including from Giuliani, Reuters
2020 Election: Easy Ways Older People Can Get Involved In Political Campaigns, Forbes
Why Ranked-Choice Voting Is Having a Moment, New York Times

Agriculture
CORN, SOYBEAN PRICES SINK AHEAD OF USDA DATA, Successful Farming
STEEP CUTS TO CROP INSURANCE IN 2021 BUDGET, Successful Farming

Congress
House GOP leader says reassignment of Vindman was appropriate, The Hill
Jeffries: Trump budget is a “declaration of war on the American dream”, The Hill Continue reading “In the Know: February 11, 2020”

Days to the 2020 Election:  267

Agriculture
Planning, training, challenge and hope: Passing the family farm to the next generation, MPR
Can Farming Make Space For Nature? The New Yorker

Attorney General Keith Ellison
‘Revenge porn’ cases have lawmakers looking for a fix, Star Tribune

Congress
Congress split over how to solve surprise medical bills, CNN
Transparency Is Killing Congress, The Atlantic
Chinese diplomat pushes back against coronavirus ‘rumors’ from GOP senator, Politico Continue reading “In the Know: February 10, 2020”

Days to the 2020 Election:  270

2020 Election
Joe Walsh ends GOP primary challenge to Trump, The Hill

Agriculture
AMID GROWING INTEREST IN HEMP, USDA STANDS FIRM ON RULES, Successful Farming

Congress
Individual members of Congress barred from suing President Trump over business dealings, Washington Post Continue reading “In the Know: February 7, 2020”

Days to the 2020 Election:  271

2020 Election
What Will Finally Defeat Donald Trump? New York Times
Impeachment Was Supposed to Protect the 2020 Election. Now, It’s Worse Off. Politico
Russia engaging in ‘information warfare’ ahead of 2020 election, FBI chief warns, The Guardian
The Billion-Dollar Disinformation Campaign to Reelect the President, The Atlantic
First February Democratic debate: What time, how to watch, live updates, KIRO

Agriculture
China slashes tariffs on $75 billion worth of US goods including soybeans and cars, Market Insider
U.S. POULTRY GROWERS TO BENEFIT FROM CHINA’S PROTEIN SHORTAGE, INDUSTRY EXPERT SAYS, Successful Agriculture

China
China halves tariffs on more than 1,700 US goods, BBC News
China halves tariffs on $75 billion worth of US goods, as coronavirus outbreak escalates, CNN Continue reading “In the Know: February 6, 2020”

Days to the 2020 Election:  272

2020 Election
Trump Judge Argues Voters Can’t Sue States Over Voting Rights, Salon
Nevada Democrats won’t use app that caused Iowa caucus fiasco, NBC News
Minnesota Prepares For Cyber Threats Ahead Of 2020 Elections, WCCO

Agriculture
Trump Just Claimed He’s Weaning People Off Food Stamps. In Truth He’s Kicking Them Off., Mother Jones
Farm bankruptcies keep rising in Minnesota and U.S., Star Tribune
SHORTAGE OF TRUCK DRIVERS MEANS OPPORTUNITIES FOR FARMERS, Successful Farming

Congress
Democratic women in Congress wearing white to Trump’s State of the Union to honor suffrage movement, USA Today Continue reading “In the Know: February 5, 2020”

Days to the 2020 Election:  273

2020 Election
Why you can trust the Iowa caucus results once they’re released, Vox
A Republic, If We Can Keep It, The Atlantic

Agriculture
‘They literally take food off their table, Politico
Minneapolis orders shutdown of mushroom farm for code violations, Star Tribune
Larry Kudlow: Coronavirus will slow U.S. farm exports to China, Politico

Donald Trump
U.S. senators on the spot to explain their coming vote at Trump trial, Reuters
The real state of the union, Vox
AP FACT CHECK: Bracing for Trump’s ‘relentless optimism’, Associated Press
The Racism at the Heart of Trump’s ‘Travel Ban’, New York Times

Donald Trump’s Impeachment
Trump impeachment: senators deliver speeches ahead of final vote, The Guardian
McConnell Blasts Impeachment, Will Vote to Acquit Trump, U.S. News and World Report Continue reading “In the Know: February 4, 2020”

Days to the 2020 Election:  274

Agriculture
Vertical Farming Transforms The Farm-to-Fork Supply Chain, Forbes
Super Bowl Ads: Buy a Beer for … a Tiny Organic Farm?, New York Times
AG MARKETS LEAN ON THE SOYBEAN MARKET FOR STRENGTH MONDAY, Successful Farming

Congress
Republican Senators Are Now Admitting Trump’s Pressure on Ukraine Was Wrong, Mother Jones

Donald Trump
Trump thinks he’s untouchable after three years of not starting World War III: report, Raw StoryPoll: Majority believe Trump abused power and obstructed Congress, Axios
What Trump’s drug policies have meant for America’s opioid epidemic, CNN
Trump’s Super Bowl interview was 8 minutes of pettiness and empty braggadocio, Vox
Continue reading “In the Know: February 3, 2020”