Divide and Conquer; or So He Thinks

Earlier in the legislative session Sen. David Hann (R-48, Eden Prairie), a man not known for his intellectual prowess, proposed an idea for breaking up the Minneapolis School Board into six different pieces. To reinforce this idea Hann referenced Rep. Carlos Mariani’s...

The Political Responses to the 2015 February Revenue Forecast

We attended press conference of Governor Mark Dayton (DFL), followed by one with the DFL leadership with Senate Deputy Leader Jeff Hayden (DFL-62, Minneapolis), Senate Finance Committee Chair Senator Dick Cohen (DFL-64, St Paul), House Minority Leader Paul Thissen...

September Surprise in State Auditor’s Race?

Checks & Balances has it on good authority State Auditor candidate Randy Gilbert (R) may end his bid for office. The reason being allegations of an affair with a realtor of which he arranged trysts with under the guise of obtaining for properties...

The David Hann Saga

In case you missed it, this last legislative session Checks & Balances and Senate Minority Leader Sen. David Hann (R-48, Eden Prairie) were having a small conflict. The conflict centered around why is called Minority Leader and not Majority Leader, and the reason...

Thompson Paid Per Diem on Day He Missed Major Vote on Tax Bill

On March 21st, the Minnesota state Senate voted on the Tax Bill HF1777 the Senate Journal shows the bill passed on a recorded vote of 58-5. The five Senators voting in the negative: Sens. David Brown (R-15, Becker), Senate Minority Leader David Hann (R-48, Eden...