The body with the greatest amount of impact and the least amount of accountability is the Metropolitan Council. They are only accountable to the governor. He can appoint and remove at his discretion. With Ted Mondale at the head of the quasi-government Governor Jesse...
There are more reasons in politics to have a party than in any other profession. First, you have a series of fundraisers, a primary party, an election night party, then a reelection party, and then a retirement party. The place to be for politicos on Tuesday night was...
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...
The trickling out of commissioner appointments carries it own level of intrigue. The close lips of the Ventura transition team are a credit to the people involved in the process. Of course should anyone be interested in leaking any information we will take it here...
Sen Ted Mondale (DFL-44, St Louis Park) hit the airwaves yesterday with a 30-second television spot in the Twin Cities, focusing on Ted Mondale’s education proposals. The ad will air for one week, beginning February 25 through March 3, 1998. The Twin Cities...
