August 22, 2000 - Members of the Minnesota Women's Political Caucus gathered Monday to discuss strategies for electing more women to higher office this fall. The group has endorsed Rebecca Yanisch for U.S. Senate and Betty McCollum for the Fourth Congressional District. The two candidates have different attitudes about using gender as a campaign issue. Yanisch says her life experience, including her experience as a woman and mother, makes her a better candidate than the men in the field. But McCollum, who faces several other female candidates, says people shouldn't vote for her because she's a woman but because she's a hard worker with a good understanding of the issues. Minnesota Public Radio's Amy Radil reports.
August 22, 2000 - A report from the Legislative Auditor's Office says the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is still struggling to succeed and needs better defined roles for its leaders. The evaluation of the five-year-old merger of three higher education systems comes as the system's board is searching for a new chancellor. Legislators say the report will likely generate a lot of discussion about higher education issues in next year's session. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports...
August 23, 2000 - ** note host outcue ** As more and more campaign ads fill the airwaves this election year, a couple of candidates are trying different approaches to cut through the clutter. A commercial created by Minneapolis adman Bill Hillsman for Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader parodies a popular MasterCard ad campaign, and a Fourth District Congressional candidate makes fun of herself in a series of humorous radio ads. In the latest in our series of Ad Watches, Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
August 23, 2000 - Opponents are to condemn the proposal. Minnesota Public Radio's Amy Radil reports.
August 23, 2000 - With less than three weeks left until the September primary, D-F-L Senate candidate Rebecca Yanisch is out with a new television ad. She joins DFL'ers Mike Ciresi and Mark Dayton, whose campaigns have gobbled up huge chunks of television airtime over the past few weeks. In the latest in our series of Ad Watches, Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
August 24, 2000 - Republican U.S. Senator Rod Grams at the MPR booth at the State Fair answers listener questions about politics and the election this year.
August 24, 2000 - Joining us now is Professor Steven Schier, chair of the Political Science Department at Carleton College.
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August 24, 2000 - A state study shows that half of Minnesota's low-income children in medical assistance programs aren't recieving primary or preventative care from their H-M-O's. Federal law requires certain developmental checkups for the kids, too, yet only 6-percent of the children and teens in these publicly funded programs are recieving such treatment. Mary Kennedy is assistant commissioner with the Department of Human Services. She says the children enrolled in these programs tend to be the ones who need preventative care most:
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