Jan 8, 2018
The swearing in of the government in Minneapolis originally took place, as in tradition, behind closed doors six days ago. Today, the public swearing in of Mayor Jacob Frey (DFL) and the thirteen members of the City Council occurred this morning at 930 am....
Jan 8, 2018
US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is set to call to all DNC National Delegates from 2016 on January 11th paid for by the national arm of Our Revolution. This is expected to be a call to action and an attempt to keep the momentum started in 2016 alive during the 2018...
Jan 3, 2018
Melvin Carter III took the oath of office yesterday as the 46th mayor of the city of St Paul. He is the first African-American to hold the office and as we said before “St Paul used to be an Irish town.” During his inaugural address, his words rang through the...
Jan 3, 2018
Thank you so much, and I really appreciate for you coming out here to celebrate this moment with us. I am filled with thanks. I’m humbled to be here and just appreciative of your presence. I’m grateful for God’s love and grace are the reason I’m here today. To Sekina....
Jan 3, 2018
Checks & Balances played a significant role in the St Paul election of Melvin Carter III as the first black man to become Mayor of St Paul. This is not the first time our publication has been involved with Carter’s ascension. In 2007, when Carter was a...
Jan 3, 2018
Originally published April 04, 2000 Original Title: Another Change in Parties? KSTP talk radio host Jason Lewis openly speculated on his program about the possibility of other members of the legislature leaving the Republican Party for greener pastures with the DFL....
Dec 21, 2017
The case against current Ramsey County Sheriff Jack Serier by former Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher is increasing. We have obtained a series of letters which are intended to show at the time of his appointment by the Ramsey County Board Serier was not a resident...
Dec 19, 2017
It is interesting to hear some colleagues of US Senator Al Franken (D-MN) now saying they believe he should not resign. There was a rush to judgment without any due process, ability to confront his accusers, some of whom he says not telling the truth, or the ability...
Dec 19, 2017
We have heard about this issue for the last year and discussed it with current Ramsey County Sheriff Jack Serier on one occasion. We understand he resides in the home of former Ramsey County Sheriff Matt Bostrom. The following letter was sent to Serier and to the...
Dec 14, 2017
When we attended the press conference, announcing Governor Mark Dayton’s (DFL-MN) selection to fill the junior US Senate seat pending Al Franken’s resignation we found the following statement from Lt Governor Tina (Flint) Smith (DFL-MN) interesting, when asked about...
