December 30, 1998 - (For Wed. 12/30 M.E.) Minnesota legislative candidates made education their top campaign issue. Beginning next week, those who won get a chance to deliver on their promises. School funding, class sizes and high school graduation standards are expected to dominate the education debate in the legislature. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports... During the last legislative session, lawmakers provided millions of dollars to implement new high school graduation standards, known as the Profile of Learning. The controversial new system was designed to measure how well students apply what they've learned by meeting standards in 1
December 31, 1998 - An MPR Special report, presenting the big Minnesota news stories of 1998. Highlights include Governor election, Comfrey and St. Peter tornado, farm crisis, mergers, the Northwest strike and the big tobacco trial. Program ends with brief remembrance segments on various individuals that made news in the year.
December 31, 1998 - An MPR Special report, presenting the biggest Minnesota news story of 1998...the election of Jesse Ventura as governor of Minnesota. Dean Barkley of the Ventura campaign; Eric Johnson of the Humphrey campaign; and Cyndy Brucato of the Coleman campaign, discuss the 1998 Governor’s race. Barkley, Johnson, and Brucato also answer listener questions. Program begins with a report on the Gubernatorial campaigns, and how the result of election came to be.
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 - It has been a difficult year for employees and customers of Northwest Airlines. *A strike, preceded by months of deteriorating customer service. *Thousands of angry workers...thousands more furious customers and no indication 1999 will hold any improvement. Two of Northwest's largest unions are still without new contracts. And both are threatening to shut down the airline in 199 if their disputes are NOT resolved. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports... | D-CART ITEM:6495 | TIME:7:54 | OUTCUE: soc
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 - MPR’s Lorna Benson interviews Karlyn Campbell, a professor of speech communication at the University of Minnesota, about the role of first ladies.
December 31, 1998 - (music starts fairly hot) Finally, to end the hour, we're going to remember some of the other folks who made news this year. ............ That remembrance of some of the people who made news in 1998 was prepared by Minnesota Public Radio's, Chris Roberts. The voices of some of the people who made news in 1998 was produced by Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Roberts.