In 2008, Minnesota's voters passed the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution: to protect drinking water sources; to protect, enhance, and restore wetlands, prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife habitat; to preserve arts and cultural heritage; to support parks and trails; and to protect, enhance, and restore lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater.
Efforts to digitize this initial assortment of thousands of historical audio material was made possible through the Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. A wide range of Minnesota subject matter is represented within this collection.
March 5, 1975 - Hmong
April 4, 1975 - MPR’s Bill Siemering reports on U.S. Senator Walter Mondale press conference in Moorhead. Mondale shares his sobering views of Vietnam War, and the its aftermath.
April 4, 1975 -
May 1, 1975 -
May 4, 1975 - U.S. Senator Walter Mondale comments on Southeast Asia, and dealing with hostile governments.
May 6, 1975 - Reporter Dulcie Lawrence outlines the Minnesota legislative agenda for the day, focusing on the Judiciary Committee (dealing with bills on discrimination, prostitution, and cattle rustling) and the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee (dealing with workman's comp., Oleo, and minimum wage). Included is a discussion regarding the timetable for the Senate's OMinnesotaibus Tax Bill.
May 16, 1975 - A two-part program dealing with the problem of unemployment, produced by MPR reporter Martin Bunzl. The first part is a collage of voices of unemployed workers reacting to their current situation, and some officials. The second is a conversation with Bud James, organizer for the Workers Alliance between 1935 and 1940, and organizer for the Workers' Alliance, which helped set up unemployment councils during the Great Depression. James talks about the status of unemployment benefits during the earlier hard times.
May 27, 1975 -
June 25, 1975 - MPR’s Debbie Gage reports on community public testimony regarding abuse accusations of Minneapolis police. Reports includes commentary from Willie Mae Jennings and and Spike Moss.
July 21, 1975 - John C. Rezmerski comments on current state of poetry in education system and the purpose of Minnesota Poetry Out Loud.