Aug 26, 2021
We at Checks & Balances are continuing our tradition of publishing the State Fair Polls found at the State Fair booths in the Education Building. Again, as we have said before, these provide an insight into the mindset and the issues of interest of the legislative...
Aug 23, 2021
Minnesota Report When local a ballot measure is put before voters either by petition or by the will of the city council, the definition of “what is, is,” comes to play. Because referenda is a change of course the interpretation of what the course correction is, is...
Aug 23, 2021
Minnesota Report We find great interest to hear the words of the embattled MNGOP Chair Jennifer Carnahan say she is being subjected to #MeToo and Cancel Culture, when #MeToo is about men and their power over women and not women and their power over other women and...
Aug 23, 2021
National and Minnesota Report Just as we did in 1990, 2000, and 2020, if Minnesota receives an infusion of new Afghan refugees and over the next decade, they solidify their connection to our state by raising families we will see a similar effect as we did when the...
Aug 20, 2021
Minnesota Report The recent attention on Republican Party Chair Jennifer Carnahan accomplishes one fact it made her the focus of the gamut of political coverage and not Rep John Thompson (DFL-67A, St Paul). Here is an example of where a salacious story with a sexual...
Aug 20, 2021
Minnesota Report Anyone concerned with the future of the Republican Party of Minnesota should call for a cyber forensic audit of all of the emails and wire transfers that have occurred during the tenure of Jennifer Carnahan if they want to get to the full scope of...
Aug 20, 2021
Minnesota Report As of now, there will be two different referendums on the ballot in Minneapolis that effectively have cross purposes. One, proposed by the Minneapolis Charter Commission, would change the city structure to giving the more power to the mayor amending...
Aug 18, 2021
Minnesota Report Last Thursday, the Decennial 2020 Census Bloc Data was released by the US Census Department and it provides the information necessary for our state to decide what our political subdivisions will look like for the next decade. This will be, by...
Jul 12, 2021
Minnesota Report The attention of the moment after the end of the legislative Special Session has been about the July 4th stop of Rep John Thompson (DFL-67A, St Paul), his lack of a Minnesota Driver’s License and later questions about his residency in his...
Jun 30, 2021
Minnesota Report As the legislature prepares to complete it’s work, the House is working on the Tax Bill, making sure it covers the costs of what was spent and needs to be paid for, but interesting the Tax Bill doesn’t actually need to be signed. The...
