September 2, 1991 - From MPR Minnesota State Fair booth, Midday's Labor Day guests are Christine Mituzak, Community Service and Education Director at the Minnesota AFL-CIO and Tom O'Connell, Labor Studies Coordinator at Metropolitan State University. They discuss labor movement and labor unions today. This is followed by interviews with Minnesota politician Gerry Sikorski and author Alexs D. Pate.
September 27, 1991 - Maurice Strong, the Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Strong’s address was titled, “Sustainable Development: A Partnership of Environment and Economics.” Topics include global warming and ozone layer. Following speech, Strong answered audience questions. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
October 4, 1991 - An interview about addressing scalping of tickets and potential actions by the Minnesota Legislature.
October 23, 1991 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten talks with beer historian Roland Amundson about the many, many breweries of the region over the decades…including during prohibition.
November 11, 1991 - Raw unedited audio of Northwest Airlines news conference asking Minnesota for money. From Star Tribune article 11/12/91: NWA deal hailed as economic boon: Published on November 12, 1991:The $740 million financial partnership between Northwest Airlines and Minnesota taxpayers was hailed Monday as a key step toward strengthening and protecting the state's economy. But an independent financial analysis of the airline's condition raised questions about Northwest's future, which it concluded is "dependent on many circumstances that (the airline) does not control."
December 16, 1991 - The Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy approves, by a vote of 11-7, an $838 million financial assistance package for Northwest. The package consists of a loan of $270 million from the Metropolitan Airports Commission and more than $500 million in construction financing for maintenance bases in Duluth and Hibbing. The construction bonds are later delayed by a lawsuit. Also Gov. Carlson press conference
December 16, 1991 - The Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy approves, by a vote of 11-7, an $838 million financial assistance package for Northwest. The package consists of a loan of $270 million from the Metropolitan Airports Commission and more than $500 million in construction financing for maintenance bases in Duluth and Hibbing. The construction bonds are later delayed by a lawsuit.
December 16, 1991 - The Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy approves, by a vote of 11-7, an $838 million financial assistance package for Northwest. The package consists of a loan of $270 million from the Metropolitan Airports Commission and more than $500 million in construction financing for maintenance bases in Duluth and Hibbing. The construction bonds are later delayed by a lawsuit.
December 16, 1991 - The Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy approves, by a vote of 11-7, an $838 million financial assistance package for Northwest. The package consists of a loan of $270 million from the Metropolitan Airports Commission and more than $500 million in construction financing for maintenance bases in Duluth and Hibbing. The construction bonds are later delayed by a lawsuit.
December 16, 1991 - The Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy approves, by a vote of 11-7, an $838 million financial assistance package for Northwest. The package consists of a loan of $270 million from the Metropolitan Airports Commission and more than $500 million in construction financing for maintenance bases in Duluth and Hibbing. The construction bonds are later delayed by a lawsuit.