July 20, 2000 - The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners voted yesterday to forbid anyone from smoking within 15 yards of any county building. The board's original intent was to stop smoking on all county grounds. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports.
July 24, 2000 - The rising cost of prescription drugs has become a prominent issue this election year, pushed by growing ranks of seniors whose prescriptions aren't covered by Medicare. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck looks at the problem in the first of part of our series Prescription for Change.
July 26, 2000 - The International Society for Animal Genetics conference in Minneapolis ends today and officials hope the city remains calm. On Monday, Minneapolis Police arrested 81 protesters after they clashed with police in downtown Minneapolis. Last night, the mayor, police chief and city council president held a news conference to defend the police action on Monday. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports.
July 27, 2000 -
July 27, 2000 - MPR’s Tom Scheck reports on Minnesotans with disabilities are marking the 10th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. In South Minneapolis, nearly a thousand people visited the Anne Sullivan School to take part in a day long celebration of the signing of the legislation. Disability rights activists say the ADA literally opened doors and businesses to millions of Americans, but they say more needs to be done.
July 31, 2000 - Recent polls have found more people recognize former State Auditor Mark Dayton than any of the other DFL U.S.Senate candidates. Dayton is a politician who's run in 5 statewide elections, but perhaps more importantly, his name calls to mind the department store his family founded. He came in fourth in the DFL gubernatorial primary two years ago, but this time, many observers think he's got a good shot at winning the Senate primary. In the first of our series of candidate profiles, Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum looks at Mark Dayton's career and campaign...
July 31, 2000 - The Republican National Convention kicks off today in Philadelphia. The gathering will culminate Thursday night with the formal endorsement of Texas Governor George W. Bush as the G-O-P's presidential nominee. Although the party's major decisions have been made in advance of the convention, Minnesota's delegation say there's still reason to be excited. Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo reports.
August 1, 2000 - Republican convention on the net. Cable television and the internet are picking up the slack that standard television channels are dropping. The internet is covering indepth information regarding the convention.
August 1, 2000 - The DFL's endorsed US Senate candidate - Jerry Janezich - has finally joined his major primary opponents in running ads. Janezich is starting with radio ads, weeks after three of his opponents began television advertising. One of them - Michael Ciresi - first started running T-V ads in February, and began another big television ad buy this week. In the latest in our series of Ad Watches, Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum asks analyst Dean Alger to review the Janezich and Ciresi ads....
August 1, 2000 - The Minnesota Delegation to the Republican National Convention will be in the spotlight again tonight when they're expected to endorse Texas Governor George Bush for President. Yesterday Minnesota featured prominently when candidates for US Senate and House addressed the convention. Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo joins us now from Philadelphia.