DFL Support Withdrawn from Anoka County Board Candidate

Infrequently, candidates receive DFL support outside of Hennepin, Ramsey and St Louis counties. This election both  Anoka County Board seat 4 candidates, Sean Broom (DFL) and Mandy Meisner (DFL), were given letters of support from the Anoka County DFL. On October...

Some Wouldn’t Give Abeler a Wooden Nickel, But He’ll Give You One

Rep Jim Abeler (R-48B, Anoka) gained the greatest amount of attention this legislative session as one of the “Venerable Six” Republicans who voted to override Governor Tim Pawlenty’s (R-MN) on the transportation bill. Abeler, a Chiropractor by profession, supported...

Union Political Organizing

Checks & Balances has been hearing about a Union organizing project in Anoka County for some time and now we are starting to see signs of real activity. The Anoka 2000 Project was started in response to the significant Union support seen in 1998 for Jesse Ventura...