Aug 24, 2022
National and Minnesota Report President Joe Biden (D) is set to fulfill what many think was a campaign pledge, by announcing $10,000 loan forgiveness for people who make less than $125,000 annually and an additional $10,000 for Pell Grant recipients by executive...
Aug 24, 2022
National and Minnesota Report When Hillary Clinton (D) blurted out and called Donald J Trump (R) supporters as a Basket of Deplorables, she may have personalized and galvanized the Trump base. Because this was a slight to blue-collar voters it likely resulted in...
Aug 24, 2022
Minnesota Report Today, the MN GOP is celebrating the opening of a Somali Community Center in Minneapolis. It is clear, the most recent immigrant communities of Somali and Hmong, and their diaspora, are not politically monolithic. In the 4th Congressional District,...
Aug 16, 2022
Minnesota Report It is not surprising to us here at Checks & Balances to learn the 15,000 members of the Minnesota Nurses Association voted to strike. This extends from Twin Cities Hospital up to the Twin Ports. On August 2nd, while in attendance at the rally...
Aug 11, 2022
Minnesota Report The Special Election to fill the balance of the seat left vacant with the death of Congressman Jim Hagedorn (R-MN01) elected former Rep Brad Finstad (R-MN01) to the seat. He will fill out the balance of the tern until January, while simultaneously...
Aug 11, 2022
Minnesota Repor All of the DFLers cruised to victory in their Primary elections. Governor (x) Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan 416,920 votes for 96.53% Ole Savior and Julia M Parker 14,982 votes for 3.47% Secretary of State (x)...
Aug 11, 2022
Minnesota Report Senate District 01 Republicans (x) Mark Johnson (Incumbent) Dave Hughes 6,312 votes for 85.77% 1,047 votes for 14.27% Senate District 03 Republicans (x) Andrea Zupancich Kelsey Johnson 5,762...
Aug 11, 2022
Minnesota Report House 03A Republicans (x) Roger J. Skraba Blain Johnson 3,030 votes for 66.73% 1,511 votes for 33.27% House 05B Republicans (x) Mike Wiener Sheldon Monson 2,099 votes for 50.48% 2,059 votes for 49.52%...
Aug 3, 2022
Minnesota Report In our mind, Metro Transit Police Chief Rick Grates is guilty of dereliction of duty. Rampant drug use in plain sight on metro transit system. We have seen it first-hand. Sure, video cameras on the Light Rail and buses, but police present is spotty at...
Aug 3, 2022
Minnesota Report Yesterday, at the University of Minnesota, on the street corner outside of the McNamara Alumni Center the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) rallied to protest the current state of contract negotiations with a number of Healthcare Nonprofit...
