Dec 7, 2004
When Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) went to Willmar a couple of weeks ago to meet with Senate Majority Leader Dean Johnson (DFL-13, Willmar) he expressed his support for a Constitutional Amendment to raise the Gas Tax. Now this is qualified support for the Amendment...
Dec 7, 2004
We were surprised to hear some Republicans beginning to carp about Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) Administration’s lack of clear focus or established course. To some, it appears a policy-a-week was floated out and not well vetted and had a feeling of being more of a series...
Dec 7, 2004
The State of Minnesota has a projected $495 million surplus for 2004-05 and is looking at a deficit in 2006-07 of between $700 million and $1.39 billion when factoring inflation. Current projections show the state’s burden of healthcare costs climbing significantly...
Dec 7, 2004
We had heard previously that the House Republicans were considering not seating the incoming class of freshman DFL legislators until the issue of House Minority Leader Rep. Matt Entenza’s (DFL-64A, St. Paul) $300,000 contribution to the 21st Century Democrats...
Dec 7, 2004
We attended the press conference held by incoming Civil Law Chair Rep. Jeff Johnson (R-43A, Plymouth) and have included the press release from the event. During it, he called on House Minority Leader Matt Entenza (DFL-64A, St. Paul) to disclose the records for the...
Jul 29, 2004
We at Checks & Balances apologize for the recent disruption of web services. Checks & Balances website suffered a hostile attack from a hacker who we have come to find out is a resident of Germany. Our file server became to collection point for Nazi...
Jan 30, 2003
The DFL is having another big party. On Friday, January 31st, 8:00 PM at the Nicollet Island Pavilion the DFL is holding its second annual Boogie Island Bash. The entertainment provided by Island Soul and the theme is a Beach Party. … This content is for...
Jan 30, 2003
Republican legislative candidate Mike Amery in District 32B, Maple Grove contacted us for a clarification. He disagreed with our assertion of he being more moderate than the district. He is the former Senate District Chair and called attention to his conservative...
Jan 30, 2003
We receive regular notices on the actions of the Hennepin County Board. In the last communication they highlighted some of their legislative priorities. We thought people would be interested.Provide adequate state funding to Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) to...
Jan 30, 2003
One thing that irritates many legislators especially Republicans is local government either hiring a lobbyist or contracting with a lobbying firm. The reason is frequently a community is spending state money to try to get more state money. Rep. Mark Buesgens (R-35B,...
