Former Minnesota Gov. (and current conspiracy theorist) Jesse Ventura, currently touring to plug his new book "American Conspiracies: Lies, Lies and More Dirty Lies that the Government Tells Us," is drawing parallels between the deaths of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lennon.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: February 24, 2010
Tags: Arne Carlson, Carol Molnau, David Schultz, Jesse Ventura, Matt Dean, Phil Krinkie, Phyllis Kahn, Rhonda Sivarajah, Rudy Perpich, Steve Sviggum, Tim Pawlenty, Tom Emmer
As Minnesota attempts to dig itself out of a $1.2 billion deficit, the 15-term DFL representative from Minneapolis came up with a plan that some say would save the state an estimated $500,000 each biennium. The idea: Abolish the position of lieutenant governor.
by Sarah Janecek
Published: October 28, 2009
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, Arne Carlson, Dave Durenberger, Eliot Seide, Jesse Ventura, Jon Grunseth, Mark Dayton, Roger Moe, Rudy Boschwitz, Rudy Perpich, Skip Humphrey, Tim Pawlenty
One of the most intriguing aspects of AFSCME's endorsement of DFLer Mark Dayton for governor is how it went down.
Minnesota in the last 10 years has been governed by the likes of Jesse Ventura and Tim Pawlenty. And as commanding as these governors and assorted legislators have been over the years, Minneapolis-based voting reform group FairVote Minnesota is reminding folks this election cycle that these politicians won their office with less than 50 percent [...]
A reporter takes on the Fair with pen and camera
Today, the Senate is expected not to confirm Carol Molnau as Commissioner of Transportation.
Nine days after the I-35W Bridge collapsed, I concluded that Molnau should resign.
I stand by every word I wrote then:
"Molnau should step down from the MnDOT job. With everyone’s best wishes, a collective fond remembrance of seriously and hilariously rattling former [...]
Today, the Senate is expected not to confirm Carol Molnau as Commissioner of Transportation.
Nine days after the I-35W Bridge collapsed, I concluded that Molnau should resign.
I stand by every word I wrote then:
"Molnau should step down from the MnDOT job. With everyone’s best wishes, a collective fond remembrance of seriously and hilariously rattling former [...]
by Sarah Janecek
Published: August 10, 2007
Tags: Almanac, Brian McClung, Brian Sullivan, Carol Molnau, Eirc Eskola, I-35W Bridge, Jesse Ventura, Mary LaHammer, Steve Murphy, Tim Pawlenty
The number one topic of speculation on everyone’s mind this week is whether Lt.
Gov. and MnDOT Commissioner Carol Molnau
should resign.
First, my reasoning. Second, my conclusion.
As I’ve written before, underfunding transportation infrastructure maintenance
has been a decades-long problem, with no political party or person–including
Molnau–to blame. Even if transportation infrastructure had been better funded
over time, the [...]
The bridge collapse–in what's sure to be an excruciatingly painful
process–will put the spotlight on what anyone who has worked in Minnesota
transportation policy has known for decades: the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is a mess. No one
administration or political party is to blame. The
Rudy Perpich (DFL) Administration
(1982-1990), the Arne Carlson (R)
Administration (1990-1998), the Jesse
Ventura (I) [...]
