September 28, 2000 - The odor of a Saint Paul brewery is becoming too much to handle. Mayor Norm Coleman discusses his plans to get rid of the odor.
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September 29, 2000 - It's been a long time since Minnesota's fourth Congressional district provided a political race that garnered national attention. But with Bruce Vento's retirement and an Independence Party candidate positioning himself as an alternative to the Democrat and Republican, the fourth has suddenly become less predictable. Saint Paul and its closest suburbs have sent Democrats to Washington for more than fifty years. This year the DFL hopes state representative Betty McCollum of North Saint Paul will continue that streak. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen has this look at McCollum...
September 29, 2000 - The two candidates in Minnesota's sixth Congressional district met in their first debate this afternoon (friday) in Ham Lake. Democratic Congressman Bill Luther and the Republican candidate, retired marine John Kline discussed the federal government's role in tax reform, health care and education. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
October 3, 2000 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews David Lillehaug, former Democratic Senate candidate and advisor to Vice President Walter Mondale, discusses preparing for the 1984 presidential debate.
October 3, 2000 - The Minnesota Attorney General's office is suing its former partner in the tobacco lawsuit. Attorney General Mike Hatch has filed suit against Blue Cross Blue Shield for failing to provide doctor-recommended mental health care treatment for children and young adults. As Minnesota Public Radio's Elizabeth Stawicki reports, the suit alleges Blue Cross Blue Shield delayed or denied coverage and then instructed parents to seek help in juvenile court or through foster care.
October 3, 2000 - DFL Senate candidate Mark Dayton says he's sold all of his individual stock holdings, a move he says should end any criticisms of his investment decisions. Republican incumbent Rod Grams has accused Dayton of profiting from drug company stocks even while Dayton attacked the pharmaceutical industry for so-called price-gouging. And Grams now says the stock sale does not put the issue to rest. Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo has more.
October 3, 2000 - Eleven people who grew up near the former WR Grace and BF Nelson plants in Northeast Minneapolis filed a lawsuit in Hennepin County court today against the companies. The lawsuit claims the plaintiff's illnesses or deaths were caused by their contact with asbestos-tainted vermiculite used at the plants between the early 1940's and 1989. Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Minnesota Department of Health began doing surveys in the neighborhood to determine if the area is contaminated with asbestos. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
October 3, 2000 - With the Presidential candidates choosing to focus their campaigns in battleground states like Florida and California, tonight's debate may be the best chance Minnesotans have to get a close look at the major party candidates. We asked two local political analysts how important tonight's debate is. Democrat Sara Stoesz says it is critical. Republican political analyst Tom Horner doesn't think tonight's debate will make or break either candidate