Feb 25, 1999
The National Governor’s Association conference in Washington D.C. became a platform for Governor Jesse Ventura (RP-MN) to weigh in on national political matters. Viewers of the Sunday morning program Meet the Press were privileged to hear comments from three of...
Feb 25, 1999
Bill Hillsman commented on MPR after the election that is was easy to work with Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) because he was a professional and came into the studio to get the spot done. In the matter of a few takes the Ventura had the material for his commercials...
Feb 25, 1999
Upon his return to the Land of 10,000 Lakes, Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN) expressed his disenchantment with the Twin Cities media. By now, most of all Minnesotan’s now know the “Gov” disparaged city street planners for their design of St. Paul....
Feb 12, 1999
The wrap up of the DFL Senate Majority Caucus’ Internet Forum resulted in over 280 messages during the week the forums were open. Participants had the opportunity to post their opinions or ask questions about three major Legislative topics: the budget and...
Feb 12, 1999
The role of the Internet in politics is the focus of a forthcoming book tentatively named democracy.com Governance in a Networked World. An article by Professor Elaine Kamarck is entitled, “Campaigning on the Internet in the Off-Year Elections of 1998” and...
Feb 12, 1999
The DFL Party will be holding a business meeting in April to address the need for party reform and install new party leadership. Current Chair Dick Senese has stated that he will not seek a second term of office. The field is not all that illustrious and more...
Feb 12, 1999
Many consider Senator “Saint John” Marty (DFL-54, Roseville) to be a bane on the Minnesota political system. In the early nineties, he ran around like Chicken Little claiming that the system was corrupt. That may have been his experience in Illinois where...
Feb 12, 1999
The chatter about who will be the DFL opponent for US Senator Rod Grams (R-MN) is the subject of more that one political cocktail party. The list of names grows shorter and longer depending upon who is asked. One discussion that took place was between two frequently...
Feb 12, 1999
The positioning over the tax rebate proposals, at first glance, appears to be in line with the philosophies of the Republican and DFL Parties. In the Republican income tax rebate, by most accounts, they are seeking to reward their constituency groups: the rich and the...
Feb 5, 1999
Governor Jesse Ventura (RP-MN) today named a person from the power generation industry to head the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Karen Studders, 41, received a chemistry degree from the College of St. Catherine and a law degree from William Mitchell. She was an...
