In the Know: September 9, 2020

Days Until the Election: 55

DFL Action Center
55 Days OUT – Let’s get to work!
If you’d like to help the DFL Party fight for criminal justice reform, better schools, wages, our environment, and health care, click here to get more involved there are events happening in your area!

DFL Headquarters Office Hours 
Looking to buy yard signs or Biden-Harris merchandise? Stop by the DFL Headquarters on 255 East Plato Blvd in St Paul, we are now open to the public from 12:00-5:00PM Monday-Friday. 

Biden-Harris Yard Signs 
We’re excited to announce that Biden-Harris yard signs are now available! Click this link to order yours today! As you may have heard, Donald Trump is spending over $14 million on ads right here in Minnesota, and every sign you order helps us fight back by funding the DFL Party’s grassroots organizing program! 


Check out our Biden-Harris Campaign merchandise in the DFL Store!
Click here to see our new shirts, signs, and stickers!

Donald Trump and Mike Pence 
Trump intensifies assault on rule of law as he fights for reelectionCNN
War is ‘a last resort,’ Army chief says after Trump’s comments, Politico
Trump visibly distressed over Atlantic story fallout from claims he disparaged the militaryCNN
Trump campaign paying to repair damage to White House grounds from RNC events, NBC News

Environment
Trump, Calling Himself ‘the No. 1 Environmental President,’ Green Washes His Record, New York Times

Governor Tim Walz
Governor Walz starts Statewide Safe Learning TourWKBT
Walz views schools as key test of COVID-19 control, KARE 11
Minnesota’s Walz preaches unity to a fraying statePolitico

Healthcare
Thom Tillis staffer tells cancer survivor that people only deserve health care if they can afford it,Salon
Democrats Flip Open the Health Care Playbook, New York Times

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Joe Biden is burying Donald Trump in ads, CNN

Minnesota News
Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport could waive millions in fees to airlinesStar Tribune
Minnesota students return to online, in-person classes reshaped by COVID-19Star Tribune
Jill Biden visits Twin Cities Wednesday as part of ‘National Back-to-School Tour’KBJR
Winona State quarantines campus for two weeksRochester Post Bulletin
Lake Superior researchers get $5M boost to combat invasive speciesStar Tribune
Widened by erosion, iconic Mississippi headwaters to undergo restoration workMPR News

Representative Angie Craig (CD2, D)
Restaurants brace for chilly season, hope to survive to springKARE 11

Representative Jim Hagedorn (CD1, R)
Fired staffer to Rep. Jim Hagedorn pushes back after mail controversyStar Tribune

Republicans
GOP campaign group accused of using homophobic trope against HoadleyDetroit News
GOP House candidate in Georgia bucks CDC’s recommendation and says ‘children should not wear masks’CNN
Iowa, America’s New COVID Hotspot, Eclipses 70K Cases As GOP Gov Ignores WH Mask Recommendation, Newsweek
GOP congressman spent $70K in campaign cash on mealsPolitico

Secretary of State Steve Simon
Absentee voting begins in MN next weekKTOE

Senator Amy Klobuchar
Op-Ed: Klobuchar can help break the congressional deadlock on police reform, Star Tribune

U.S. News
Rare earthquake strikes New Jersey, shaking reported across stateCBS News
’Worst case scenarios’ at Sturgis rally could link event to 266,000 coronavirus cases, study says,Washington Post
IRS: Up to 9 million people need to claim federal stimulus checksCBS News
Military members can’t opt out of Trump’s payroll tax deferralThe Hill
‘An unprecedented event’: More than 300,000 acres in Washington have burned since MondayKIRO
GOP election lawyer says no evidence to support Trump’s claim about mail-in voting fraudCNN
College Quarantine Breakdowns Leave Some at RiskNew York Times

World News
Nobel laureate Alexievich denounces Belarus ‘terror’ as another activist is detainedReuters
Fire Destroys Most of Europe’s Largest Refugee Camp, on Greek Island of Lesbos, New York Time
Uighurs accuse China of mass detention, torture in landmark complaint, NBC News

Upcoming DFL Events

With COVID-19, we suggest you check with the hosting organization to see if meetings, etc. are being held.

  • September 10
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
  • September 11 — Patriots Days
  • September 14
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
  • September 16, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — No CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting this month
  • September 18 through 20 — Rosh Hashana
  • September 18 through November 2 — General Election Early Voting
  • September 21 — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for specifics
  • September 22 — Fall Equinox
  • September 27 to 28 — Yom Kippur
  • September 29, 8:00 to 9:30 PM — Presidential Debate, Case Western Reserve University, more information and it becomes available.
  • October 1, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
  • October 7
    • 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
  • October 8
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
  • October 10, 1:30 to 3:00 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
  • October 12
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.