March 28, 2001 - Spring is proxy season, when publicly traded corporations have to reveal what they pay their top brass. Pay packages for C-E-O's skyrocketed over the 1990's, surpassing gains in corporate profits and the S&P 500. This spring, with investors nursing their wounds from a punishing drop in stocks, CEO's are taking more heat from shareholders over huge pay packages. And some Minnesota companies are in the crosshairs. Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin reports.
March 28, 2001 - Why the wireless communications industry is moving aggressively to fight cell phone spam.
March 29, 2001 - Thousands of N-C-Double-A basketball fans are beginning to flood into the Twin Cities for the Final Four this weekend. It's the second time the event has come to Minneapolis. All official Final Four events are in downtown Minneapolis...still restaurants and hotels throughout the Twins Cities will see a big spike in business. And the influx of money couldn't come at a better time of the year. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...
March 29, 2001 - MPR's Marisa Helms reports that there's a big test for the Minnesota Twins stadium proposal at the State Capitol, with the final chance for the Senate State and Local Government Operations Committee to vote on the bill before the Legislature's first deadline.
March 30, 2001 - The focus of the sports world will be on Metrodome in Minneapolis this weekend where the NCAA men's basketball Final Four will be held. The games, which begin tomorrow, will also draw the attention of gamblers. Chad Millman, author of "The Odds" says March Madness generates over 80 million dollars in sports betting every year in the state of Nevada.
March 30, 2001 - Basketball fans gathered at the Metrodome this afternoon to watch the NCAA mens final four teams practice. Arizona, Duke, Maryland and Michigan State are in town for the tournament, which starts tomorrow and wraps up on Monday. Charlie Pierce, a commentator for N-P-R's "Only a Game" is also in town to catch all of the action. He says final four competition is easy to classify:
March 30, 2001 - Rolling blackouts and rising electricity prices in California have brought new urgency to efforts in Minnesota to keep the state's power supply affordable and reliable. Proponents of moving electricity generation closer to consumers are holding a conference in St. Cloud today Mainstreet Radio's Jeff Horwich reports.
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April 2, 2001 - There is a lack of balance between the Senate and the GOP and Governor regarding the spending of the surplus.
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