Yesterday, Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) held a press conference to announce the appointment of Ted Mondale to head the Metropolitan Council. Regular readers of Checks & Balances will recognize that we were right on the money on this one. We first predicted...
This just out the DFL House Minority Leader Tom Pugh (DFL-39A, South St. Paul) will be available to meet reporters and comment on Gov. Jesse Ventura’s budget proposals at 1 p.m. today (Thursday, Jan. 28) in Room 272 of the State Office Building…. This...
By law, Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) is required to present his budget by February 16th. Looks like his crack budget team is ahead of the game at the start. The numbers are set for release and this will provide the broad framework that state government will pursue...
The Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board announced their recommendations for election law reforms to the 1999 legislature. The January 8th Press Release contains a wide-ranging number of proposals that the board would like to see the State Legislature...
The event was staged more like a WWF cage match than a gubernatorial inaugural party. That is not to say that more stuffed shirts make a good event. A vast array of people from all walks of life poured into the Target Center on Saturday night. A group of three drag...
