Sep 27, 2019
National Report The impeachment proceeding of Donald J Trump (R) may have seemed destined from the start of his administration because he entered into office with no prior governmental experience and appeared to show disdain and disregard to formal convention and past...
Sep 5, 2019
Minnesota Report The 2019 Minnesota State Fair attendance was a record-setting 2,126,551, now granted there was a lot of repeat visitors, but it is impressive none the less. Checks & Balances attended the fair four times and we have a few features of the trips to...
Sep 5, 2019
Minnesota Report Former State Senator and short-lived Lt Governor Michele Fischbach (R-MN) announce her reentry into politics by challenging Congressman Collin Peterson (DFL-MN07). Last election, Peterson had a closer than normal election finishing with 52.10% over...
Aug 15, 2019
Minnesota Report Our publication Checks & Balances has played an interesting role in the politics of St Cloud. In 2006, we wrote the first item about how Sue Ek (R), Republican candidate for an open House seat was not a resident of the district, but rather St...
Aug 15, 2019
Minnesota Report The 6th Congressional District contains 13 House districts and 8 Senate Districts and only a single one is in the DFL column. That single seat is held by Rep Dan Wolgamott (DFL-14B, St Cloud). This is why Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN06) is able to...
Aug 15, 2019
Minnesota Report We just received this release. Rep. Ilhan Omar Statement on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Decision to Deny Her Entry into Israel WASHINGTON – Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to...
Aug 15, 2019
Minnesota Report The bane of Ranked Choice Voting is set to occur this November. Now, that the field is set we will watch how the different candidates, carve each other up or appeal to voters to be their second-choice. Again, a Primary system offers a more concise...
Jul 25, 2019
Minnesota Report Since before the selection of Tony Lourey DHS head and now Pam Wheelock, “The Fixer”, we have been hearing about tactics being used against the immigrant community who are professionals providing mental health services through ARMHS (Adult...
Jul 25, 2019
Watching Almanac last week caused and sharp retort when former SEIU President Javier Morillo-Alicea was also introduced as a former member of the Democratic National Committee. Tort Law discusses the removal from office for three reasons Malfeasance,...
Jul 25, 2019
Minnesota Report Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (DFL-MN05) and her fellow members of “The Squad” Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) (D-NY14, Ayanna Pressley (D-MA07) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13) have not been silent in their sharp criticism of Donald J Trump (R)...
