Apr 21, 2020
Minnesota Report Prior to the start of the stay at home order, Checks & Balances Publisher Shawn Towle was set to have a face-to-face meeting, which became a conference call and then a cancellation with MN Housing and Finance Commissioner Jennifer Leimaile Ho.The...
Apr 16, 2020
Minnesota Report Usually, when people think about our region it consists of the five state area including IA, ND, SD and WI. The release we just received from the Governor Tim Walz and Lt Governor Peggy Flanagan (DFL-MN) administration–does not includes our...
Apr 16, 2020
Federal Report The reports for federal candidates show an interesting picture in Q1 of the election cycle. We have list all candidates who have filed. US Senate name office_full party_full state receipts disbursements cash_on_hand_end_period debts_owed_by_committee...
Apr 16, 2020
Minnesota Report The End of the Year filings for the different parties and caucuses are in and as it is our tradition we compile them for your perusal. DFL Party (MN DFL Central Committee) Total Receipts 1,725,519.94 Total Expenditures and Disbursements 1,304,739.19...
Apr 16, 2020
Minnesota Report The House and the Senate have agreed to allow alcohol sales to be purchased from restaurants, during the COVID-19 crisis, but only beer and wine. The problem with this is with liquor stores still open the cost will be higher without an added benefit,...
Apr 14, 2020
Minnesota Report As Donald J Trump (R) continues to discuss his preparation and planning, combined with his pressure to open up the United States for business again on May 1st, he does so in a potential conflict with the state’s governors. Here in Minnesota, he will...
Apr 14, 2020
Minnesota Report The agenda for the legislature is limited and focused on issues surrounding the COVID-19 Virus and there are a number of ways it is adversely affecting our state. A view of the times for consideration by the House Rules and Legislative Administration...
Apr 8, 2020
Minnesota Report The Chinese lock down of Wuhan started on January 23, and it is being lifted now after 76 days. Theirs was far more astringent than Governor Tim Walz’ (DFL-MN) Stay-at-Home order on March 27th, but using three months as an indicator, we could be...
Apr 8, 2020
Minnesota Report Watching yesterday’s proceedings of the Minnesota House of Representatives during the passage of extension of Worker’s Compensation Benefits to First-Responders and other personnel who contract COVID-19 in the course of doing their jobs, was an...
Apr 8, 2020
National Report Last year, as Earth Day approached on April 20th, we heard a great deal about the need to act now to arrest climate change. While, Greta Thunberg traveled to New York on a sailboat from Sweden to speak at a United Nations Conference in direct defiance...
