Feb 7, 2022
National and Minnesota Report As Minnesota’s first digital political publication, we have carried opinion from outside voices throughout our history dating back to 1995. Here is a submission on an issue which is currently under attack in across the nation in...
Feb 3, 2022
Minnesota Report We participated in a Zoom call with Governor Tim Walz (DFL-MN) and the legislative leadership, Senate Majority Leader Jeremy Miller (R-28, Winona), Senate Minority Leader Melisa Lopez Franzen (DFL-49, Edina), House Minority Leader Ryan Winkler...
Feb 2, 2022
Minnesota Report Last night, the Republican Party of Minnesota held, in-person caucuses, again, this is the GOP response across the board, as we discussed yesterday in the MN State Senate Office Building in our article Two Different Worlds in the State Senate Office...
Feb 2, 2022
Minnesota Report On Monday, Governor Tim Walz (DFL-MN) said what he expected could pass early was Frontline Worker Pay and Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund replenishment and now there is a bill. HF3007 Authored by Majority Leader Ryan Winkler (DFL-46A, Golden...
Feb 2, 2022
Minnesota Report Years ago, Checks & Balances asked for the regular report from the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board to be provided as an Excel Spreadsheet, and thanks to Gary Bauer our request has been fulfilled each time since. Here are the End of...
Feb 2, 2022
Minnesota Report Former Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek (R-MN) announced his candidacy yesterday and released this campaign ad. Stanek for Governor. He enters a wide field, but believes public safety will be his edge on the competition. His entrance was met by...
Feb 2, 2022
National & Minnesota Report If Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN06) wants to mainstream cryptocurrency, there is a simple method. The federal government would need to accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, Doge, non-fungible tokens (NFT) or any other blockchain protected money...
Feb 1, 2022
Minnesota Report In his talk with reporters, a fully-masked Governor Tim Walz (DFL-MN) and similarly so, Lt Governor Peggy Flannagan (DFL-MN) talked with reporters after dispensing lemon bars and chocolate covered Rice Krispy bars, to the House said, he thought...
Feb 1, 2022
Minnesota Report If you can make you way in the Senate Office Building, you must first stop at the Senate Clerks Desk, have an appointment or contact a specific senate office and wait to be escorted up. If you go to the 1st floor, where the main hearing rooms are,...
Feb 1, 2022
Minnesota Report We asked the following question of Senate Minority Leader Melissa Lopez Franzen (DFL-49, Edina) C&B: You have conceded the fact that you are not setting the agenda for this legislative session. So, with the fact that this is going to be a session...
