Back in the 1950s when public television in Minnesota was still a dream, educational television had a champion in the state legislature in Elmer L. Anderson. In 1960, the republican was elected governor of our state. A year later, KTCA made a special program with Andersen, in which the governor showed off his impressive private collection of Minnesota history books. Here’s a clip.
David interviews a member of this year's legislative intern program and finds out how well Matthew's army tours prepared him for working at the Capitol.
Sam is a northern Minnesota jazz artist who will be performing at next weekend's Grand Marais Jazz Festival. Sam will play a tune for us. For more info on the festival check out grandmaraisjazzfest.com.
Our essayist David Gillette is back for his final visit this session and shares his closing thoughts.
Our special session first-termers are here for another visit. We'll catch up with DFL Sen. Kevin Dahle and Republican Rep. Steve Drazkowski and look at the final weeks through their freshmen rose-colored glasses.
Mary talks to Al Franken about his tax troubles, budget negotiations pick up with talk of bringing bonding projects back into the mix, and a Senate committe meeting about the NWA merger turns feisty on the subject of jobs.
Mary talks to Al Franken about his tax troubles, budget negotiations pick up with talk of bringing bonding projects back into the mix, and a Senate committe meeting about the NWA merger turns feisty on the subject of jobs.
Our special session first-termers are here for another visit. We'll catch up with DFL Sen. Kevin Dahle and Republican Rep. Steve Drazkowski and look at the final weeks through their freshmen rose-colored glasses.
Our essayist David Gillette is back for his final visit this session and shares his closing thoughts.
Go behind-the-scenes on the Almanac: At the Capitol set and watch David grill Mary about what life is like as a political reporter.
Almanac tried something different with our coverage in the 2002 governor’s race. We sat down with the candidates for governor for a revealing look at what makes them tick. They weren't allowed to talk politics, just themselves. In this clip candidate Tim Pawlenty — check out the hairstyles — and all of his siblings tell us what life event scared him, but set his future in motion.
04/30/08
I just sat down with Al Franken for a one-on-one interview about his financial problems. We'll have some clips tonight on Almanac: At the Capitol and more Friday on Almanac. He said "yesterday was the best day of the campaign" because his staff and supporters rallied. Franken says they contacted most of the delegates and virtually every one said the recent news was not a problem.
Franken is not ready to get out of this race and he'd be surprised if Walz or Ciresi gets in. He intends on winning the endorsement and the Senate seat. When I asked about word at the Capitol saying there's more trouble for Franken he squarely said "will there be some small error somewhere to surface, maybe" but he thinks they did a fast but thorough "scrub" of his financial records.
Overall, Franken was relaxed and funny off camera. He gave us a tour of the headquarters showing us where volunteers were working the phones furiously for him. Check out more on our air tonight (tpt17 7pm & tpt2 10pm).
I just sat down with Al Franken for a one-on-one interview about his
financial problems. We'll have some clips tonight on
Almanac: At the Capitol and more Friday on
Almanac. He said "yesterday was the best day of the campaign" because his staff and supporters rallied. Franken says they contacted most of the delegates and virtually every one said the recent news was not a problem.
