Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
September 13, 2000 - Software developer Jim Gibson says as the Independence party candidate for U.S. Senate, he can chart a centrist path between incumbent Republican Rod Grams and the winner of Tuesday's D-F-L primary, Mark Dayton. Gibson, the Indpendence party's endorsed candidate for the senate, easily beat his opponents to clinch his party's nomination. But Gibson says he faces an uphill challenge both in raising the money he needs to compete, and in getting equal treatment among Republicans and Democrats. Minnesota Public Radio's Amy Radil reports.
September 13, 2000 - Former state Auditor Mark Dayton captured more than 40-percent of the vote to win yesterday's (TUESDAY) competitive D-F-L Senate primary. The department store heir spent five-million dollars of his own money in the most expensive primary in Minnesota history, defeating Mike Ciresi, Jerry Janezich and Rebecca Yanisch. Dayton now faces Republican Senator Rod Grams, who came out swinging when he found out who his D-F-L opponent is. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
September 13, 2000 - More than a thousand journalists have converged on Minneapolis for The Radio-Television News Directors Association annual convention which opened this afternoon. Over the next three and a half days, these broadcast journalists will debate the latest trends in their industry from digital television to so-called high speed news and web audiences. In addition to changing the way journalists do their jobs, these high-tech advances have also affected some of the ethical challenges facing reporters. So for the first time in almost two decades, the RTNDA is updating its code of ethics. President Barbara Cochran says the new code is much more specific.
September 13, 2000 - Today: Rethinking computers in schools.
September 13, 2000 - Residents in around Green Bay, Wisconsin voted by a six percent margin last night to approve a half cent sales tax increase. The tax will be used to fund nearly 300 million dollars in improvements to Lambeau Field, the home of the Green Bay Packer football team. Joining us now is Green Bay Mayor Paul Jadin (JADE in).
September 13, 2000 - Mark Dayton easily won yesterday's DFL US Senate primary. Dayton got over forty percent of the vote, nearly twenty percent more than second place finisher Mike Ciresi. DFL-endorsed Jerry Janezich was right behind Ciresi with twenty-one percent. Rebecca Yanish was forth with fifteen percent. Joining us now is the chairman of the DFL party, Mike Erlandson.
September 13, 2000 - Political analysts say the outcome of the 4th district congressional race is anybody's guess. The seat is open for the first time in more than two decades now that Bruce Vento is stepping down to fight lung cancer. With the primary now over, the field of candidates is defined; a liberal democrat, a conservative republican and a long time St. Paul democrat who's now a member of the Independence party. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...
September 13, 2000 - The surviving candidates for U-S Senate wasted no time hitting the campaign trail after the primary election significantly narrowed the field. Republican incumbent Rod Grams, D-F-Ler Mark Dayton, and Independence Party candidate James Gibson are all promising clean campaigns focused on the issues. But as Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo reports, the rhetoric is already heating up.
September 13, 2000 - Ron Eibensteiner is Chair of the Republican Party in Minnesota. He says the Grams campaign is looking forward to a competition with Dayton.
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