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June 19, 2003 - President Bush made a quick afternoon stop to Fridley-based Micro Control Company today (Thurs), where he highlighted his recently passed tax cut package. Bush said the cuts will spur economic growth by putting more money in Americans' pockets. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...
June 19, 2003 - (Northwest flight attendants have been casting their votes by phone over the last month. When the polls closed, leaders of the Professional Flight Attendants Association gathered in the lobby of an office building near Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport -- waiting for a phone call with the result.
June 19, 2003 - MPR’s Lorna Benson interviews Jim Quackenbush, a pork producer, about fast-food giant McDonald's asking its meat suppliers to phase out the use of antibiotics which promote animal growth. The company is responding to concerns that antibiotics given to animals in feed reduces the effectiveness of antibiotic medicines in humans. The announcement is likely to have a profound effect on beef and pork producers in Minnesota.
June 20, 2003 - Starting July 1st bars and restaurants across the city of Minneapolis will be able to serve alcohol until 2 a.m. The Minneapolis city council approved the new ordinance in a near-unanimous vote. However, the measure only won approval after considerable debate. Some council members are worried about how the new hours will affect people who live close to neighborhood bars. Minnesota Public Radio's Brandt Williams reports
June 27, 2003 - The state ethical practices board says St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly was wrong to accept a free trip to Denver, Colorado, for a Minnesota Wild hockey playoff game. The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board ruled against the mayor for accepting a plane ride, ground transportation and game tickets on April 22 from Minnesota Wild club owners. The Mayor says he will appeal the Board's decision. Minnesota Public Radio's Marisa Helms reports.
June 27, 2003 - Northwest Airlines says it will not cut managers' pay next month JULY as expected. Northwest says the 5 to 15 percent pay cuts are on-hold until at least one major union agrees to concessions. Unions say that could actually make those discussions more difficult. Minnesota Public Radio's Jeff Horwich reports.
July 1, 2003 - MPR’s Stephanie Hemphill reports that people in Two Harbors are debating a painful choice. A developer wants to build a motel, shops, and condos on a key piece of real estate. Many local residents want to preserve their a favorite place for a quiet walk along Lake Superior, while others are questioning whether the city can afford what it'll take to keep the land, known as Lighthouse Point, as a park.
July 4, 2003 - The 200th anniversary this year of the Louisiana Purchase is taking a back seat to the Lewis and Clark bicentennial observance. However, the Louisiana Purchase which included part of what would become Minnesota is arguably a bigger deal - literally. In one stroke the size of the country was doubled. And as Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson reports, behind the transaction lurks a tale of geopolitics and intrigue.
July 4, 2003 - A group of midwest farmers has filed a class action lawsuit over the sale of their corn-processing plant to the agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland. The lawsuit claims ADM paid the corn plant's CEO and other executives millions of dollars in return for a deal that short-changed farmers. Minnesota Public Radio's Mary Losure reports.