Revisiting A Safe Place for Newborns

Minnesota Report One issue Checks & Balances played a pivotal role in was the legislation entitled “A Safe Place for Newborns”. As the legislation, met with fits and starts in the final instance what we said we thought was logical and worthwhile was what the...

So Long and Don’t Let the Door Hit You When You Leave

It was announced yesterday that one of the most obstructionist and problematic of Minnesota’s non-elected political people would no longer be a fixture at the state Capitol and in fact, she will be leaving the state. Jackie Schweitz will be joining her husband in the...

Jackie Schweitz, Sticking Her Nose in Where it Doesn’t Belong

The Minnesota Citizen’s Concerned for Life (MCCL) may have jumped feet first into a debate where their particular politics are not welcomed. It seems that the Legislative Director Jackie Schweitz has placed her focus on abortion politics and a petty need for attention...