Days to the November Election: 190
2020 Election
Nervous Republicans See Trump Sinking, and Taking Senate With Him, New York Times
Voting Rights For Hundreds Of Thousands Of Felons At Stake In Florida Trial, NPR
Trump plots new election strategy: tie Biden to China – and attack them both, The Guardian
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Endorses Joe Biden’s Presidential Bid, Time
Agriculture
USDA let millions of pounds of food rot while food-bank demand soared, Politico
USDA SETS UP NATIONAL INCIDENT COORDINATION CENTER TO HELP LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS, Successful Farming
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Mom’s death helps drive Keith Ellison’s fight against ‘devastating’ virus, Star Tribune
DFL News
Minnesota DFL to hold online convention in response to coronavirus pandemic, Star Tribune
Minnesota DFL Party Moves State Convention Online, DFL.org
Donald Trump
Trump claims the media misrepresented his coronavirus cure comments. Video proves otherwise., Vox
Trump defends work habits, attacks media in series of tweets, The Hill
Supreme Court orders more arguments in case over Trump’s financial records, The Hill
Trump Warps Space-Time Continuum, Insisting He’s Been Stuck At WH For ‘Many Months’, Talking Points Memo
Economy
Plan is for Trump to shift focus to prospects for economy, Associated Press
White House economic advisers express contradictory tones on economic impact of coronavirus, CNN
Stock futures positive as oil declines and traders weigh prospects of re-opening the economy, CNBC
COVID-19 jobless rates will be comparable to Great Depression, ABC News
Education
‘I miss my teachers’: Already on the margins, homeless students hit hard by shuttered schools, MPR
9 Ways Schools Will Look Different When (And If) They Reopen, NPR
Environment
Coronavirus detected on particles of air pollution, The Guardian
Governor Tim Walz
Will Minnesota restrictions lift soon? Walz to decide this week, MPR
‘This won’t be the last hard day,’ Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says as daily COVID deaths hit 28,Star Tribune
MDE sets up distance learning resources to aid students and parents, KARE11
Health
Ex-Officials Call For $46 Billion For Tracing, Isolating In Next Coronavirus Package, NPR
When Is It Safe To Ease Social Distancing? Here’s What One Model Says For Each State, NPR
South Carolina’s Republicans gutted public healthcare. Then the pandemic hit, The Guardian
Trump-Pence Admin Moves To Undermine LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Protections in Health Care, Human Rights Campaign
Coronavirus has created a crisis for primary care doctors and their patients, Vox
Immigration
President Trump’s continued restricting of immigration amid the pandemic, MSNBC
Lawsuit Asks Judge To Stop Trump Immigration Order, Forbes
Labor
Another 4.4 million file jobless Claims, CNN
Why the government makes it hard for Americans to get unemployment benefits, Vox
Some gig workers are getting $0 in unemployment benefits, CNBC
What The CARES Act Means For Your Student Loans, NPR
Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan
Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan talks with FOX 9 Morning News, FOX 9
Minnesota News
As many as 20,000 Minnesota businesses could reopen Monday, but will they, Star Tribune
It’s just always a battle’: Native nations still waiting for federal COVID-19 aid, MPR
‘This won’t be the last hard day,’ Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says as daily COVID deaths hit 28, StarTribune
We don’t know how many Minnesota students are absent from distance learning, MN Reformer
Representative Angie Craig (CD2)
Minnesotans come together in times of crisis. We’re better than bitterness. MinnPost
Representative Betty McCollum (CD4)
US Treasury fights back as Cheyenne River, Rosebud, Oglala Sioux question CARES Act fairness, Post Bulletin
Boundary Waters could feel the effects from a federal plan to change Clean Water Act, Star Tribune
Representative Collin Peterson (CD7)
Mom’s death helps drive Keith Ellison’s fight against ‘devastating’ virus, Star Tribune
Representative Dean Phillips (CD3)
Small business loan recipients includes not-so-small Minnesota companies, Star Tribune
Republicans
GOP SENATOR TOM COTTON SAYS CHINESE STUDENTS SHOULD BE BANNED FROM STUDYING SCIENCE AT U.S. COLLEGES, Newsweek
Southern Republicans Reopen Business—and Exploitation, The American Prospect
Big-government conservatives mount takeover of GOP, Politico
Utah Was Really Into Trump’s Miracle Cure. Now It Wants Its Money Back., Mother Jones
Dorr brothers’ dodgy business strategy isn’t new in Republican politics, MN Reformer
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Amid pandemic, country lacks national leadership: Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ABC
With Sen. Klobuchar’s husband as example, Mayo asks former coronavirus patients to donate plasma for experiment, Pioneer Press
Klobuchar, 21 other senators pressure Trump administration to ensure smallest businesses get loans, CNBC
Senator Tina Smith
Smith applauds vote to include rural hospitals in Paycheck Protection Program, KBJR
Will Child Care Be There When States Reopen? The Pew Charitable Trust
U.S. News
States Will Likely Get Federal Funds, but I Fear for Cities, The American Prospect
SCOTUS Questions Its Own Authority To Decide Trump Financial Doc Cases, TPM
The Tax-Break Bonanza Inside the Economic Rescue Package, NY Times
Social distancing could last months, White House coronavirus coordinator says, Star Tribune
World News
Saudi king orders end to death penalty, floggings for minors, The Hill
Kim Jong Un’s Sister Is in the Spotlight. But Could a Woman Ever Lead North Korea?, Time
Boris Johnson warns against relaxing UK lockdown as he returns to work after battle with coronavirus, CNN
New Zealand says it has ‘won the battle’ against coronavirus, The Hill
Spain Just Allowed Children to Play Outside for the First Time in 6 Weeks, Time
Upcoming DFL Events
With the rapidly changing COVID-19 situation, we suggest you check with the hosting organization to see if meetings, etc. are being held.
All DFL conventions will now be held virtually. If you were elected as a Delegate or Alternate at Caucuses, you will be hearing from your district with specifics. If you don’t, please check with the hosting organization.
- Today through May 4 — Minnesota Stay at Home Order
- Today through May 23 — Ramadan
- Today through May 4 — DFL Virtual Convention Balloting Window
- May 5 — Cinco de Mayo
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, location to be determined
- May 6
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Kennedy High School, Room C102, 9701 Nicollet Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55420
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Ridgedale Library, Room 172, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
- May 7, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Central Committee Meeting, St. Louis Park City Hall, 5005 Minnetonka Blvd, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
- May 9, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM — CD3 DFL Convention, Park Center High School, Performing Arts Center, 7300 Brooklyn Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55344.
- May 10 — Mother’s Day
- May 11 — deadline for certification of DFL local unit balloting results
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chamber, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
- May 14
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Riverwind Community Center, 2701 Northdale Blvd NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433.
- 7:oo to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Community Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- May 18 — Last Day of the 2020 Legislative Session
- May 20, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chambers, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- May 25 — Memorial Day
- May 30 -30 — State DFL Convention has now move to a virtual convention, more information as it becomes available.