December 29, 1998 - Walter Mondale, former vice-president, and his son Ted Mondale, former state senator and gubernatorial candidate, talk about politics and politicians...then and now. Topics include leadership, trust, and necessity of genuine debate. The Mondale’s also answer listener questions.
December 29, 1998 - Honey, we can't afford to fix the car! Right now we need every penny to pay our taxes!..)) Jesse Ventura didn't make a lot of specific campaign promises on the election trail last fall... but he did get specific on the subject of tax relief, in radio ads like this one:
December 30, 1998 - MPR’s Martin Kaste reports on that Governor-elect Jesse Ventura spoke to reporters about his agenda for the 1999 legislative session, which begins next week. But Ventura did NOT get very specific, and he stopped short of presenting a short list of his legislative goals.
December 31, 1998 - MPR's Michael Khoo reports on Governor-elect Jesse Ventura meeting with "disenchanted voters." Ventura met with thirteen randomly selected Minnesotans who voted for the first time, or for the first time in several years, to understand what worked to draw voters out this year and what would keep them engaged in the future.
December 31, 1998 - MPR’s Laura McCallum reports that Minnesota lawmakers who've argued for less government regulation say 1999 could finally be the year they claim success. With a Republican-controlled House and a new Governor who campaigned on the issue, legislation cutting regulations may fare better than in previous sessions.
December 31, 1998 - ATC State Attorney General-Elect Mike Hatch doesn't take office until next week. But like other constitutional officers--he's been making his way through the transition with a very different style of management than his predecessor--Attorney General Skip Humphrey. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports.
December 31, 1998 - The sweepstakes for “Biggest Minnesota News Story” of 1998’ is no contest. Jesse Ventura's upset victory in the race for Governor was such a shock, his success caught almost everybody by surprise…the media, the political parties, and especially his opponents. MPR's Martin Kaste looks back on Ventura's rise.
December 31, 1998 - After a decade of litigation, the country's first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit has been settled. The settlement, for an undisclosed amount, comes just days before a jury was to consider damages in the case. In 1988 a group of women sued their employer, Eveleth Mines in northeast Minnesota, for sexual harassment and sex discrimination. The Eveleth Mines lawsuit is little-known, but it set a precedent for class-action lawsuits based on a hostile work environment, including the Mitsubishi Motors settlement earlier this year. Minnesota Public Radio's Amy Radil reports. The women who sued Eveleth Mines in 1988 -- and its owner Ogleby Norton -- were some of the first to integrate northeast Minnesota's all-male min
December 31, 1998 - The sweepstakes for Biggest Minnesota News Story is no contest this year. Jesse Ventura's upset victory in the race for Governor was such a shock, it's already an early candidate for biggest news story of the DECADE. His success caught almost everybody by surprise -- the media, the political parties, and especially his opponents.
January 1, 1999 - Mainstreet Radio's Kathryn Herzog pays a visit to one small town butcher shop, where business is making for some long days. Business at meat markets and butcher shops across the state is booming during holiday season. With pork prices as low as they've been in more than twenty five years, sales of pork are on the rise.