St Paul Mayoral Field

The field of opponents to St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly (D) is finally beginning in earnest to court support from potential DFL City Party delegates. Last week Ramsey County Commissioner Rafael Ortega announced his exploratory effort. We understand his colleague County...

The Futility of Debating Hypotheticals

It started in the State Senate when Sen Dave Kleis (R–16, St. Cloud) arose on the floor to challenge the proposed map for legislative district brought forward by Sen Larry Pogemiller (DFL–59, Minneapolis). Kleis read into the record criticisms of the plan by former...

Aborted Coup

There are few places where you can get the story behind the story in politics. We hope Checks & Balances can help to fill in some of the gaps. The opening of the 2001 Minnesota Legislature began with its own bit of intrigue on the House side. The DFL House Caucus...

Additional Endorsements in the 4th Congressional District

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,...