March 23, 1994 - Ben Whitney, co-chair of Minnesotans for Term Limits; and Joan Higinbotham, executive director of Common Cause, discuss the debate of term limits. Whitney and Higinbothom also answer listener questions.
March 28, 1994 - MPR’s Gary Eichten talks with U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger about health care reform push in Congress and on Whitewater controversary.
March 29, 1994 - Midday’s Gary Eichten interviews Doug Johnson, Minnesota state senator, about bill that would use state income tax to pay for universal health coverage. Johnson is the senator sponsor of the plan.
April 1, 1994 - A Midday interview with Esther Wattenberg on negative income tax and children in poverty, as political debate over welfare reform increases.
April 6, 1994 - Bill Dean, chair of Minnesotans for Light Rail Transit (LRT); and Lyle Wray, executive director of the Citizens League, express their views and answer listener questions about light rail transit in the Twin Cities.
April 8, 1994 - U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks at Minnesota Nurses Association rally at the IDS crystal court in downtown Minneapolis for an address about health care reform. MPR’s Dan Olson reports from rally.
April 14, 1994 - With the 50th anniversary of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party, Midday guests Betty Wilson and John Haynes share the history of the DFL party. They detail how the two separate political organizations came together in the state.
April 14, 1994 - On the birthday of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, Midday’s Gary Eichten talks with Minnesota politician Eugene McCarthy about the history of the DFL in the state.
April 18, 1994 - Minnesota State Senator Dick Cohen talks about reality of finding arts education funding at the Capitol amidst a tight state budget.
April 18, 1994 - MPR’s Gary Eichten talks with U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone about the options available to the U.S. as Goražde, a U.N. designated safe haven, has been taken over by Bosnian Serb military.