Daily Digest for June 25, 2020 Posted at 6:45 a.m. by Cody Nelson
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Good morning. It's Thursday and we have a fairly packed Capitol View for you.
Absentee voting just got a lot easier. Via MPR News reporter Tim Pugmire: “Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon is waiving the state’s absentee voting witness requirement for the August 11 primary election. Simon, a Democrat, made the call after a district court judge signed off last week on a proposed settlement for a lawsuit challenging the rule. However, a federal judge hearing a similar but separate lawsuit this week did not accept the agreement. Early voting for the primary begins Friday.”
Keith Ellison is going after big oil in a big way. Via the AP: "Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued ExxonMobil, Koch Industries and the American Petroleum Institute on Wednesday, alleging they deceived and defrauded Minnesotans about climate change . The lawsuit, filed in Ramsey County District Court, accuses the oil companies and trade group of consumer fraud and deceptive trade practices. It seeks unspecified restitution, a corrective public education campaign and an injunction against continued violations. … At least 15 other units of government have brought similar lawsuits, including Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island. New York lost its lawsuit against ExxonMobil in December.”
Some takeaways from the primaries. Via NPR: “As protests stemming from George Floyd's killing at the hands of Minneapolis police spread across the country, Black progressives appear to have had a good night in Democratic primaries Tuesday, while some Republicans endorsed by President Trump did not fare as well on the GOP side. Three races in New York and Virginia, and perhaps one in Kentucky, highlight what could be the start of something important in Democratic politics — the surge of Black candidates.”
No more cops in St. Paul schools. Via MPR News reporter Elizabeth Shockman: “The St. Paul school board has joined several other organizations in severing ties with police departments after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police. But the move also comes after years of reconsidering the role of police in the city’s schools.”
Melissa Hortman, the DFL House Speaker of Brooklyn Park, says Senate Republicans “needed to stay at the table” during the special session. She gave her side of the story on Morning Edition; listen or read a transcript here. |
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