Jun 1, 2018
Sunday 2:56 pm Julie Blaha was endorsed. 2:25 pm The State Auditor’s endorsement is underway. 1st Ballot Julie Blaha 617 votes or 55.7% Jon Tollefson 487 votes or 43.9% No Endorsement 4.5 votes or 0.4% Total votes cast 1109 Saturday 5:47 pm Walz withdraws Murphy...
Jun 1, 2018
If you are interested in the blow-by-blow coverage, traditional Checks & Balances here at follow our time stamped format and hit refresh frequently, to gather the most recent information. At the DFL State Convention in Rochester will be a three-day event...
Jun 1, 2018
We had the opportunity to interview US Candidate Richard Painter (Converted D-Mendota Heights) and we are currently transcribing the information. Below you can read his responses to our first fourteen questions and we will post the rest of the answers as they come...
May 30, 2018
Former Rep Tom Hackbarth (R-31B, Cedar) has filed to challenge Rep Calvin Bahr (R-31B, East Bethel) to recapture his old seat. Bahr, a Tea Party candidate, defeated Hackbarth by 308 votes with a margin of 56.96% to 43.04%. The question is where will Bahr and...
May 29, 2018
The NPR show 1A ran a program on Ranked Choice Voting today, and Checks & Balances Publisher Shawn Towle sought a spot on the panel. When called back by producer Andi McDaniel he was informed the panel was full but could submit a comment through the voicemail...
May 29, 2018
Former Governor Arne Carlson (when in office R-MN, now Independent) and former Rep Janet Clark now Entzel (DFL-Minneapolis) both signed a post on Carlson’s blog today. Calling in An Open Letter to Democrats for US Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) to debate the...
May 29, 2018
Last week, Sen Michele Fischbach (R-13, Paynesville) finally agreed to take the oath of office as Lt Governor. Afterward, she announced she would not be a candidate for reelection to her Senate seat. This quickly led to speculation she would be running for Lt Governor...
May 23, 2018
The filing period for November’s elections opened Monday and ends on June 5th. Rep Erin Murphy (DFL-64A, St Paul) is racking up endorsements in the run-up to the DFL Endorsing Convention in Rochester June 1-3. She announced the endorsement by the MN Nurses...
May 23, 2018
When Governor Mark Dayton (DFL-MN) first ran for the office he was not endorsed by the DFL and even disinvited to their convention. During his two terms of office, he has made decisions, like not vetoing the Tax Bill last legislative session, which left DFLer’s...
May 23, 2018
County Attorney Michael O Freeman (DFL) lost the DFL endorsement to Mark Haase (DFL) on the first ballot by 65%. Haase a Coast Guard Veteran (Semper Paratus) is the Government Relations person for the State of Minnesota Informational Technology Office, but little...
