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.

Since the election, Ventura has avoided talking about his legislative plans, saying he needed time to study the situation and figure out his options. Some of his advisers had suggested he'd start by slimming down the executive branch and eliminating unnecessary departments, but he says he's not planning anything that dramatic.