There is some talk in political circles about the possibilities for the various candidates in the race for Mayor of St. Paul. The attention in the DFL endorsement is being focused mainly on City Councilmember Jay Benanav (DFL-Ward 04, St Paul) and former Council...
We have simplified the election contest in the city of St. Paul down to a simple calculation: the first two candidates to achieve 8000 votes in the primary will be the likely candidates on the general election ballot. We come to this assessment based on the results...
The endorsement fight for the DFL 4th Congressional District may have been the smoothest ever seen in a multi-candidate field, but that doesn’t mean it is time to rest on one’s laurels. By all indications, that is far from endorsee Rep Betty McCollum’s (DFL-55B,...
The best political game in town will take place Saturday at North High School in North St. Paul. Checks & Balances intends to publish live from the convention until a decision has been reached. We will also be checking our email if any of our readers are...
An interesting item has been circulating in limited circles, but we didn’t get our hands on it until last Saturday. The item is an 81/2 by eleven sheet of paper with the pictures of Andy Dawkins, Sandy Pappas, and Mary Rosenthal on it with the words Three strikes, and...
