January 8, 2002 - Baseball author and analyst Gary Gillette comments on news that in 1995, Bud Selig and a company controlled by Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad arranged for a $3 million loan to the Milwaukee Brewers. Gillette says the deal represents a major lapse of judgement.
January 8, 2002 -
January 8, 2002 - The 27 metro school districts that make up the Association of Metropolitan School Districts are together facing a budget cut. This correlates with the projected $2 billion shortfall in the state budget.
January 9, 2002 - With the state and US economies in decline, initial claims for jobless benefits in Minnesota rose last year by a dramatic 50 percent to nearly 312 thousand. But the end of the year saw indications the state's job market may be nearing bottom. Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin reports.
January 10, 2002 -
January 10, 2002 - MPR’s Michael Khoo gives a debrief on a tri-partisan task force that has endorsed the general principle of helping the Vikings and Twins construct new stadiums. If the teams finance rather than fund their stadiums, it would protect them. Funding comes from the government and financing comes from grants and loans from private companies.
January 10, 2002 -
January 10, 2002 - Drivers would pay $1.50 to $2 to go through that bottleneck during rush hour. The money would help fund the extra lane and for more transit.
January 11, 2002 - An article published today in the Minneapolis-based Business Journal CityBusiness suggests elective medical procedures are taking a hit in the recession. The journal says many clinics that offer procedures generally not covered by insurance policies have seen a downturn in business. Sam Black wrote the article for today's CityBusiness. He says a wide range of procedures have been affected.
January 11, 2002 - MPR's Michael Khoo reports that a tri-partisan stadium task force has given its informal endorsement to a state role in building new stadiums for the Minnesota Twins, the Vikings, and the University of Minnesota Gophers. During a meeting in Mankato, the panel opted to support the concept of public financing for a stadium, while steering clear of direct subsidization. Sorting through the details is likely to remain a formidable task.