Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
November 1, 2000 - Texas Governor George W. Bush has spent the rest of his afternoon in Duluth, where just moments ago he finished speaking to a huge crowd at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Julin is at the DECC and joins us on the line: Chris, what was the Governors message to Duluth? The MPR, Pioneer Press, Kare 11 poll today showed Al Gore may be losing support to Green Party Candidate Ralph Nader in Northern Minnesota. What references if any did Governor Bush make to that? How did the the Duluth Crowd react?
November 1, 2000 - Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader continues to wage an unrepentent campaign, and says his focus is on building a political movement, not on whether his showing hurts Vice President Al Gore or helps George W. Bush. Nader appeared at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis Tuesday as a guest on A-B-C's "Nightline" with Ted Koppel and Governor Jesse Ventura. The topic of the show was third parties, and both Nader and Ventura advocated a number of reforms they say would open the political process to third party candidates and galvanize more Americans to vote. Minnesota Public Radio's Amy Radil reports.
November 1, 2000 - Tomorrow (Thursday) on the North Shore, state biologists will be looking for insect larvae in the Beaver River. Last week a broken pipline at Northshore Mining in Silver Bay spilled tons of taconite tailings into the river. Researchers say the spill will likely suffocate the tiny creatures on the river bottom, and cut into the food supply for the river's fish in coming years. The spill is reviving memories of past concerns about tailings pollution. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Julin starts our two part report.
November 1, 2000 - Voters from across the state will decide the fate of more than fifty school referendum proposals when they head to the polls next week. School districts are asking for more money for everything from day to day operations to brand new facilities. Minnesota Public Radio's Erin Galbally reports from Rochester. On November 7th Rochester schools will ask for tax payer support to save them from a projected multi million dollar deficit. Rochester is hardly an anomaly this election cycle. Faced with dwindling enrollment, the Blooming Prairie School District plans to ask for more money... and in Lakeville approval of a school referendum will mean five million dollars more for the district for the next seven years. Northern Minnesota's Greenway school district says without referendum money its schools could go bankrupt. Back in Rochester schools are looking for an annual infusion of ten million dollars for the next ten years. School Board Member Lori Jonason says like referendum proposals in Farmington and Crookston schools need the money to avoid massive cuts. Jonason:
November 2, 2000 - Employers are bracing for another round of double digit increases in the cost of health care premiums. Next year's projected increase will mark the fourth year premium costs have swelled between 10 and 20 percent. Some companies are starting to pass the extra cost on to their employees. In St. Cloud, about 1600 fridgidare workers are on strike, in part because the raise management was offering didn't cover the extra cost employees were asked to pay in insurance premiums. Carolyn Jones is the director of health care and transportation policy at the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. She says there are two main reasons health care costs are climbing:
November 2, 2000 - As part of our election year coverage, Minnesota Public Radio has invited all 7 candidates for U-S Senate to present a four minute statement about their candidacy. This week, all 7 candidates will present their views on each of M-P-R's News programs. These candidate statements are unfiltered and unedited by MPR ...This is Erik Pakieser, a libertarian candidate.
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November 2, 2000 - Senator and former presidential candidate talks about presidential candidate Ralph Nader and Democrats.
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November 2, 2000 - With the presiential race tighter than ever in Minnesota, the Gore and Bush campaigns continue to shower attention on Minnesota -- particularly on the northeastern part of the state. Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman will be on the Iron Range this afternoon, and Tipper Gore was in the Twin Ports earlier in the week. Republican candidate George W Bush stopped in the Twin Cities yesterday, and went on to a rally in Duluth. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Julin has more.