Feb 9, 2022
Minnesota Report In spite of the dramatic changes brought about by Donald J Trump (R) in the Republican Party, moving from a national defense posture against Russia, not placating North Korea and active engagement with China, some core values, like law and order, tax...
Feb 7, 2022
Minnesota Report Because we have a divided legislature, are in the midst of an off-year election with new forthcoming legislative districts, and unless there are incentives for all sides to compromise, the status quo will prevail. Meaning, if there isn’t an agreement...
Feb 7, 2022
Minnesota Report The erosion in the base-funding for Minnesota’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund started in 2016. Critics argue House Speaker Kurt Daudt (R-31A, Crown) held Iron Range Unemployment hostage to get the reductions in the fund payments from employers....
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...
