Checks & Balances has confirmed with a source in US Senator Paul Wellstone’s (D-MN) office that he will be seeking re-election in 2002. He is set to officially announce at 12:00 PM at the Louisiana Cafe in St. Paul. This will open up a host of attacks on him by...
Frequently it is easy to move an incumbent around like a bull with a ring in its nose during an election year. This is not so in the case of US Senator Rod Grams (R-MN). Grams is maintaining his stance in support of the Freedom to Farm Act which to many should be...
You may have realized that Checks & Balances did not provide live coverage last weekend at the Republican State Convention in Rochester. Some of our readers commented that we were being biased in our coverage. In our defense, we believe it did not warrant the...
We are pleased by the quality of the responses our Agriculture articles are receiving. The information is generating attention as far as Washington DC US Senator Rod Grams (R-MN) has even felt compelled to respond. We also have an article from the other statewide farm...
Senator Rod Grams (R-Minnesota) was sworn in as a member of the U.S. Senate on January 4, 1995. A champion of taxpayers and the middleclass, Grams’ priorities focus on downsizing government and making it more effective, cutting taxes, and providing a safer...
