March 20, 1995 - Mark Kaczynski, energy program coordinator for Minnesota Department of Economic Security, explains state options if U.S. Congress ends Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
March 22, 1995 - E. Peter Gillette, commissioner of Minnesota Trade and Economic Development; and Tom Gillaspy, state demographer, discuss labor issues in Minnesota. Topics include job market, and mismatch of skill sets between jobs and labor force. Gillette and Gillaspy also answer listener questions.
March 22, 1995 - MPR’s Mary Stucky reports on Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton’s views on neighborhood schools. Some in community see it as a return to segregation, others as a community focus to strengthening schools.
March 24, 1995 - On this Midday, Robert Olson, the new Minneapolis police chief, discusses the job and the department. Topics include violent crime, community, domestic abuse, and diversity in the force. Olson also answers listener questions.
March 27, 1995 - With Governor Arne Carlson’s desire to reduce state aid to local governments, Mainstreet Radio’s Mark Steil reports that small towns like Winona are being put in a bind. Local officials feel that state government should make staff and program cuts, rather than cutting municipal funds. They also recommend reducing waste, something cities feel they have already addressed.
March 28, 1995 - George Latimer, former St. Paul mayor, gave keynote address at the Landmark Series Forum "A New American Agenda," held in St. Paul. Latimer’s speech was billed as a policy address on HUDs plans to help rebuild the cities, but it turned into much more - a largely extemporaneous discussion of America's problems and some possible solutions to those problems.
March 31, 1995 - MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with Norm Coleman and Sharon Sayles Belton, the respective mayors of the Twin Cities, about an upcoming basketball games between their two rival “city” teams. A little trash talk and a lot of fun ensues.
April 4, 1995 - Roger Moe, majority leader of the Minnesota Senate, talks about the state property tax reform.
April 5, 1995 - Darin Narayana, executive vice president of the World Banking Group at Norwest Corporation, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Narayana’s address was titled, “Mexico's Financial Crisis: Will the Rest of South and Central America Be Next? Following speech, Narayana answered listener 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.
April 12, 1995 - U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone comments on his views of federal "corporate welfare." Wellstone describes various bills going through the Congress.