June 15, 1999 - Governor Jesse Ventura says state government needs to do everything it can to help Minnesota farmers and to prevent an economic collapse in rural areas. Last night, the governor participated in the first of four forums on agriculture this summer. He says he's open to several ideas including an anti-trust investigation of large farming conglomerates and the elimination of the state inheritance tax.
June 3, 1999 - The publisher of Governor Ventura's autobiography - I Ain't Got Time to Bleed - reports the book is selling well. According to Villard Press, it hits the New York Times bestseller list June 13, coming in at number 15 in hardcover non-fiction.
May 28, 1999 - Six hundred people packed the Richard Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California yesterday to hear Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura talk about politics and his new autobiography, I Aint Got Time to Bleed. The crowd cheered for Ventura's political successes, laughed at his jokes and bought hundreds of books at 20 bucks apiece.
May 28, 1999 - Governor Jesse Ventura's speech to the Society of Professional Journalists meeting this week in Minneapolis. Following the speech, Gary Eichten talks to former Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson about how the media cover the governor and other important stories.
May 24, 1999 - Governor Jesse Ventura has moved from wrapping up a legislative session to selling his new autobiography. Ventura kicked off a promotional tour this weekend with a book-signing at the Mall of America. The event drew hundreds of fans, but the book and the tour have attracted some criticism as well.
May 24, 1999 - One day after the "made-for-tv" movie "The Jesse Ventura Story" air from coast to coast on NBC, the reviews have been uniformly bad. And Governor Ventura added his own thumbs down today at the annual meeting of the Minnesota Film Board saying he only watched the first few minutes.
May 21, 1999 - On Sunday evening, NBC will broadcast "The Jesse Ventura Story" a made for TV movie commissioned shortly after Ventura was elected Governor of Minnesota. Critics have panned the movie, calling it shallow and inaccurate. Still it presents a generally favorable --- if simplistic --- view of Ventura and his anti establishment message.
May 21, 1999 - Clean-up time has begun at the state capitol. Legislative leaders and the Governor's staff are beginning to sift through the thousands of pages of legislation passed in the final few hours of the session on Monday -- with an eye to weed some of it out before it has a chance to become law.
May 11, 1999 - Governor Jesse Ventura talks about the closing days of the legislative session, and answer questions from MPR listeners.
April 26, 1999 - Minnesotans concerned about the plight of Kosovar Albanians have been given the chance to contribute to relief efforts -- and to tap their feet. Last night, the Minnesota Czechoslovak Center sponsored a benefit rock concert for Balkan refugees at the State Theater in Minneapolis. The event featured the rock band Three Dog Night and was briefly attended by Governor Jesse Ventura and Czech President Vaclav Havel.