A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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April 9, 1981 - Coverage of a press conference on the state budget held at the state capitol. Minnesota's Commissioners of Revenue and Finance hold a press conference to announce the shortfall and anticipated deficit in state revenue.
April 10, 1981 - Father Theodore Hesburgh is chairman of the presidential Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy. The commission has presented its final report to Congress and the President and it will soon be brought before Congressional committees for hearings. Hesburgh, President of the University of Notre Dame, addresses the topic "Immigration and Refugees: We need a national policy now" in his speech at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis .
April 11, 1981 - Peter G. Peterson, former United States secretary of commerce speaking at the Women's Economic Roundtable. Peterson’s address is on the Reagan consensus.
April 11, 1981 - Bob Potter talks with Revenue Commissioner Clyde Allen.
April 15, 1981 - Governor Al Quie delivers his second revised budget, with new spending cus and tax increase proposals, DFL leaders respond to the Governor's address.
April 16, 1981 - MPR’s Bob Potter and Gary Eichten take a look at Minnesota Governor Al Quie’s budget and tax proposal. An incorrect state forecast has left the administration looking for a tax increase.
April 19, 1981 - On this special Easter program, Layton "Skip" James and Philip Brunelle meet with Saint Paul Sunday Morning’s Bill McGlaughlin in the St. Paul Cathedral. Program includes commentary by host and interview segments. Organ music is highlighted.
April 20, 1981 - Minnesota Governor Al Quie answers live listener questions on the budget crisis and other state issues.
April 25, 1981 - MPR’s Bob Potter hosts a listener commentary call-in regarding rebroadcast of NPR documentary "Father Cares: The Last of Jonestown."
April 29, 1981 - What is business doing in the face of competitive challenges from foreign manufacturers. Criticism of business maybe a reaction to confusion. Inflation is rampant, the national debt is rising, interest rates are high, productivity is flat. The news does not sound very encouraging. David Lilly is Dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Minnesota and discusses the state of American business.