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...

Politics is the Art of Compromise

Well, the proposals and counterproposals have been exchanged via fax between state Sen Leo Foley (DFL 49, Coon Rapids) and Rep Barb Sykora (R 43B-Excelsior), over the Safe Place for Newborns. The two sides seem to be locking in on their positions and even before 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...