There is an interesting Twitter War between former Republican Party Deputy Chair Michael Brodkorb aka https://twitter.com/mbrodkorb and Republican Lt Governor candidate Matt Birk aka https://twitter.com/BirkMatt playing out on social media. Brodkorb, who used to be...
One interesting figure that has failed to gain attention is the $500,000 contributed by the Senate Victory Fund (Republican) to MN Action Network. This the independent expenditure group formed by former Sen. Norm Coleman (R). The group’s campaign finance report on...
We at Checks & Balances pride ourselves on the coverage we give to internal political party activity. This weekend Republican Central Committee members will gather at the Thunderbird Hotel to select the party leadership for 2011-12. Chairman Tony Sutton is...
Right now the legislature is focused on budget issues, but we expect politics will start to break out after the Easter/Passover break. We have been asking about what a Congressional District Map will look like from the Republican Majorities. The best we have heard is...
Yesterday, the Senate Rules and Administration Committee voted to present to the body its proposed rules for the 2011-12 legislative session. Contained in the new rules are new provisions, which will finally resolve the questions between press credentials for media...
