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September 19, 2000 - A Texas education reform organization is offering Minnesota legislators help in setting up a school accountability system. The House K-12 Finance Committee held a hearing yesterday on the work of the nonprofit foundation "Just for the Kids." Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports...
September 19, 2000 - A record number of students is riding city buses to the University of Minnesota in Duluth this fall. That shouldn't be a surprise, since bus rides are free to all students and employees at UMD. Administrators decided to pick up the tab for mass transit to keep down crowds in campus parking lots. From Duluth, Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Julin reports. {
September 19, 2000 - A critic of government efforts to control urban sprawl is in Minneapolis today to speak to members of the Twin Cities real estate community. John Charles is the Environmental Policy Director at the Cascade Policy Institute, a think tank in Portland, Oregon. Charles says he's not opposed to all the smart growth ideas proposed by the Metropolitan Council, but he thinks that the market, rather than government, should dictate growth.
September 19, 2000 - For most people, the only election that matters is the one in November. But for farmers, there is an important vote this week which may serve as a referendum on the wrenching changes taking place in agriculture. The ballot question is a simple one: should hog producers continue to pay a mandatory fee to fund various pork promotion efforts, a fee known as a "checkoff". Behind this vote are issues which some say will determine the future of small, independent hog farms. Mainstreet Radio's Mark Steil reports: Southwest Minnesota farmer Paul Sobocinski says pork production has ben hi-jacked from its rightful place on the family farm by corporations, like the nation's largest hog producer Smithfield Foods, but also well known Minnesota companies such as Cargill and Land 'O Lakes. Besides raising hogs, Sobocinski also works for the Land Stewardship Project, which favors ending the checkoff fee. It's collected on every hog sold and raises about 45 million dollars a year. Most of the money goes to the National Pork Producers Council, a group Sobocinski says has lost its way:
September 19, 2000 - After four years of deficits, the Children's Theater Company is finally operating in the black. The Company announced this week that it has an operating surplus of $175-thousand dollars on a $7.1 million dollar budget. In the past year, attendance increased 24-percent. Director Peter Brosious credits enthusiastic Twin Cities arts patrons for the turnaround. He says the audience responded to the theater's recent attempt to offer a broader selection of plays.
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September 20, 2000 - A recent case before the Minnesota Court of Appeals suggests one of the state's efforts to crack down on drunk drivers could be in legal jeopardy. A Coon Rapids man challenged a three-year-old law that allows police to pull over people whose license plates indicate a history of drunk driving. The appeals court ruled against the man on other grounds, and declined to consider the law's constitutionality. But in a concurrent opinion, one judge essentially invited another challenge. Jim Randall wrote that whenever a society brands its citizens based on past conduct, we've not only just taken one step down the slippery slope toward a police state, but rather four giant steps toward a mindless rush into fascism. Minnesota Public Radio's Elizabeth Stawicki reports:
September 20, 2000 - The University of Minnesota is sponsoring a summit today to discuss the state's future in a global, technology driven economy. With trade barriers crumbling, Minnesota's businesses are increasingly marketing their products to customers around the world. But just as the number of customers is growing exponentially, so is the number of competitors. . Andrew Haeg has the second and final report on what the state must do to ensure its future economic vitality. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.
September 20, 2000 - A week into the general election campaign, the first attack ads of Minnesota's U.S. Senate race are on the air. The Republican National Committee and Republican Senator Rod Grams are running a commercial questioning the credibility of DFL Senate candidate Mark Dayton. Dayton is out with his own ad challenging Grams on the issue of Social Security, although it doesn't rise to the level of a personal attack. In the latest in our series of Ad Watches, Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports.