Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
November 2, 2000 - (NOTE: Host outcue.) A new poll suggests Minnesota will elect a woman to Congress for the first time in more than forty years. The survey -- commissioned by Minnesota Public Radio, the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and KARE-11 T-V -- shows D-F-Ler Betty McCollum leading Republican Linda Runbeck in the Fourth District race. Independence Party candidate Tom Foley is following in third place. Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo has more.
November 2, 2000 - Paying for Napster. BMG is joining Napster and is going to sell music online.
November 2, 2000 - Vice-presidential candidate Joe Lieberman is stumping for votes in Northern Minnesota this evening. Lieberman spoke in at a union rally in Chisolm at Iron World. He is scheduled to address a crowd in Duluth in the next hour. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Julin is in Chisolm and joins us on the line. Chris, describe the scene for us in Chisolm. What special message did Lieberman have for the Iron Rangers? A lot has been made in recent days of how Green Candidate Ralph Nader is eating into the Gore/Lieberman support in Northern Minnesota. How did the Senator address that this afternoon? How does today's event compare with yesterday's Republican Rally for George W. Bush in Duluth?
November 2, 2000 - Northeast Minnesota is being targeted not only by the presidential campaigns, but also by the leading state candidates for U-S Senate. Rod Grams and Mark Dayton both stumped hard in Duluth today, five days before the elections. Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Kelleher reports: {t's clear Republican Rod Grams considers Minnesota's arrowhead important to his re-election chances. Grams is a regular visitor and has pushed popular local issues including protections for the motorized recreation dear to many in this region.}
November 2, 2000 - Voters in Minneapolis will decide November 7th whether to continue paying extra taxes for the teaching staff needed to keep class sizes small in the city's public schools. Minneapolis school district officials say their excess levy, which has generated an extra 40-million dollars a year for the past ten years, has been a key factor in improving student achievement. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports...
November 2, 2000 - Throughout this campaign, candidates for the U S Senate in Minnesota have campaigned on the issue of a "Patient's Bill of Rights." In this age of managed care, politicians have tapped into consumers concern that health care decisions will be decided solely by an HMO rather than a doctor. The three U-S Senate Candidates all agree that a national "patients bill of rights" needs to be established, but they disagree on the specifics. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
November 2, 2000 - If you've been paying attention at all to this year's senate campaign, you've been hearing quit a bit of talk about taxes. And much of the discussion has been about what should be done with projected mutli-trillion dollar federal surplus. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports on what the three major party candidates are saying about taxes in general and SPECIFICALLY how their proposing to spend the surplus.
November 3, 2000 - The three major candidate for US Senate fanned out across the state today to get out the vote and pick up last-minute support before next Tuesday's election. We begin our coverage of the Senate race with Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo who spent the day with DFLer Mark Dayton.
November 3, 2000 - The University of Minnesota has named Tom Moe the PERMANENT Men's Athletic Director. Moe's career has been spent in law and not athletics, but the University sees him as the ideal person for the job. Minnesota Public Radio's Patty Marsicano reports:
November 3, 2000 - Saint Paul voters will decide November 7th whether they want to pay additional property taxes to help public schools. School district officials say the additional 105-million dollars over five years would provide students more time and technology, which they say will ultimately improve student achievement. But opponents of the levy referendum say the only certainty is higher tax bills. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports...