Category: DFL In the Know

In the Know: October 30, 2019

2020 Election
Most Democrats in 2016 Trump districts outraising GOP challengers, CBS News
Vox Sentences: Gerrymandering loses in North Carolina, Vox
Virginia state elections offer early political test ahead of 2020 U.S. race, Reuters
Georgia plans to remove over 300,000 inactive voters from its rolls, NBC News
Minnesota carpenter would be the state’s first openly transgender legislator, Star Tribune

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Ellison, once on al-Baghdadi’s hit list, responds to the ISIS leader’s death, Star Tribune
Forum on Islamophobia, bigotry and hate takes place Saturday at St. Cloud State, St. Cloud Times

Corruption Watch
When the Watchers’ Watchers Look the Other Way, The American Prospect
GOPer On Foreign Affairs Committee Admits He Hasn’t Gone To A Single Impeachment Hearing, Talking Points Memo Continue reading “In the Know: October 30, 2019”

In the Know: October 29, 2019

2020 Election
Greg Walden to retire in latest sign of GOP doubts about retaking House, Politico
The Trump Campaign Is Seeking ‘Hidden’ Women Voters. Impeachment Won’t Help., New York Times
The Market for Voting Machines Is Broken. This Company Has Thrived in It., ProPublica

Agriculture
Can regenerative agriculture reverse climate change? Big Food is banking on it., NBC News
Second year of wet harvest takes tiling plans off back burner, Inforum

Congress
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson keeps popping up in key aspects of Trump’s Ukraine scandal, The Week
Former North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan dead at 66, CNN
Nunes Aide Is Leaking the Ukraine Whistleblower’s Name, Sources Say, Daily Beast
Katie Hill’s resignation is about much more than an alleged affair and explicit photos, USA Today Continue reading “In the Know: October 29, 2019”

In the Know: October 28, 2019

2020 Election
In Milwaukee, an inner-city group tackles a key Democratic need: Turning out black voters, Washington Post
Ousted Republicans plot rematches with Trump back on the ballot, Politico

Agriculture
Closing the farm gate: Struggling farmers take emotional step to forge new career paths, MPR
Farmers could help solve the climate crisis—we just don’t invest in them, Quartz

Attorney General Keith Ellison
‘Bias-Motivated Crime Is Spiking’: AG Ellison Lobbies To End Hate Crimes, WCCO
Ellison, once on al-Baghdadi’s hit list, responds to the ISIS leader’s death, Star Tribune Continue reading “In the Know: October 28, 2019”

In the Know: October 25, 2019

2020 Election
Tim Ryan drops out of presidential race, NBC News
City of Albuquerque sends Trump campaign $211,000 bill for rally, asks him to ‘pay our taxpayers back’, The Hill
CONSERVATIVE GROUP SEEKS TO MAKE A QUARTER-MILLION WISCONSIN RESIDENTS INELIGIBLE TO VOTE, Milwaukee Independent

Agriculture
U.S. Farm Sales to China May Hit Pre-Trade War Level by Election, Pioneer Press

Congress
Congress pauses impeachment inquiry to honor Elijah Cummings, CBS News
Senate Democrats demand answers on payment for Tom Price’s charter flights, The Hill
U.S. House passes bill making animal cruelty a federal felony, KARE11 Continue reading “In the Know: October 25, 2019”

In the Know: October 24, 2019

Agriculture
Mentors help hopefuls overcome biggest hurdle to getting into farming: Finding land, MPR
Hampered by wet weather, Minnesota farmers deal with late harvest, Fox 9

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Ellison joins lawsuit over Endangered Species Act, Brainerd Dispatch

Congress
Matt Gaetz claimed the GOP was shut out of an impeachment hearing. 48 Republicans were welcome in the room., The Week
White House condemns bill requiring campaigns to report foreign interference, Axios
Senate GOP blocks three election security bills for second day, The Hill
13 Republicans involved in impeachment protest already have access to hearings, Axios
 Continue reading “In the Know: October 24, 2019”

In the Know: October 23, 2019

2020 Election
Democrats now have a real chance at winning the Senate in 2020, CNN
Graham challenger invites him to African American Museum in SC after lynching comments, The Hill
Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO quietly tests presidential bid, Politico

Agriculture
Cheap Brazil Beans Threaten to Derail China’s Return to U.S. Soy, Bloomberg
Thailand to ban glyphosate and other high-profile pesticides, France 24

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Hundreds at St. Cloud anti-hate forum hear from former white supremacist, MPR
Minnesota joins legal challenge of Trump rollbacks of Endangered Species Act, Star Tribune
AG Ellison weighing whether to sign onto proposed national settlement with opioid manufacturers, distributors, MPR
47 attorneys general back antitrust probe into Facebook, KSTP Continue reading “In the Know: October 23, 2019”

In the Know: October 22, 2019

2020 Election
‘It’s too much’: Democrats shudder at Trump’s money machine, Politico
Facebook: Russian trolls are back. And they’re here to meddle with 2020, CNN
Minnesota Pointlessly Blocks People From Voting Once They Are Out Of Prison: Lawsuit, Huffington Post

Agriculture
CORN HARVEST ONLY 30% COMPLETE, USDA SAYS, Successful Farming

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Ellison sues Northside landlord: Court order protects tenants who want to contact housing inspectors, Insight News Continue reading “In the Know: October 22, 2019”

In the Know: October 21, 2019

2020 Election
Key incumbents are losing the money battle as 2020′s top Senate races heat up, CNBC
A radical way to mobilize black voters in 2020: Work on issues, not voting, NBC News

Agriculture
Trump Wrong on U.S. Agriculture Exports to China, FactCheck.org
Snow increases harvest worries as North Dakota considers disaster declarations, Inforum

Attorney General Keith Ellison
St. Cloud hate crimes listening session to focus on white nationalism, St. Cloud Times Continue reading “In the Know: October 21, 2019”

In the Know: October 17, 2019

Agriculture
‘The stress is unbearable at times’: Farmers wait, hope as weather delays harvest, MPR
Farmers: New Trump ethanol proposal reneged on previous deal, The Hill
APNewsBreak: West Virginia billionaire Gov. Justice’s family farms received $125,000 from federal trade-war subsidy, Associated Press

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Listening session addresses issue of hate crimes in Minnesota, KSTP News

Congress
House passes resolution condemning withdrawal of U.S. support for Kurds, UPI
Lawmakers hit Trump administration for including tech legal shield in trade negotiations, The Hill
Liberal group to target Ernst over Social Security ‘behind closed doors’ comments, The Hill
Dems say Trump has meltdown at Syria meeting, calls Pelosi a ‘third-rate politician’, Roll Call Continue reading “In the Know: October 17, 2019”