November 6, 2000 - Minnesota's U.S. Senate candidates spent the final day before the election trying to get last-minute votes. Republican Senator Rod Grams campaigned in the Twin Cities, DFL'er Mark Dayton hit central Minnesota and Independence Party candidate James Gibson traveled to southeastern Minnesota. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum has a report on Grams.
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November 6, 2000 - The two major candidates vying for Minnesota's Sixth Congressional District seat have been crisscrossing the district to drum up last minute support for their campaigns. Democratic Incumbent Bill Luther is in a tight race with republican challenger, John Kline, a retired Marine. Over the weekend, the race has gone negative after Luther filed a criminal complaint against Kline and the National Republican Congressional Committee. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports,,,
November 6, 2000 - Questions on social security dominated the final debate between Minnesota's three major U.S. Senate candidates, Republican Rod Grams, Independence party candidate James Gibson and D-F-Ler Mark Dayton. With just a day to go before the elections, the atmosphere among the candidates at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul was spirited and sometimes tense, with an unusually rowdy audience adding to the mix. Minnesota Public Radio's Amy Radil reports.
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November 6, 2000 - MPR’s Lorna Benson interviews Yer Moua, a Hmong woman about her concerns and views as a voter. Speaking through her daughter, Mai Ning Moua, Yer said that although this will be her first U.S. election, this wont be her first time in a voting booth.
November 6, 2000 - Election day will be especially interesting for people in the Greenway School District on the Iron Range where the schools are facing bankruptcy.The district is asking voters to voluntairly increase their taxes for ten years to help get the district back in the black. Voters in more than 50 Minnesota school districts will vote on similar tax increases. Greenway officials say without the money, they may be forced to consolidate with a neighboring district. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Julin reports.
November 6, 2000 - Minnesota's sixth district congressional race is one of the nation's most fiercely contested, and over the weekend, it showed no signs of cooling down. Incumbent democrat Bill Luther filed criminal charges against republican challenger John Kline and the National Republican Congressional Committee alledging campaign literature distributed by the party made false claims about Luther and his record. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck has the latest on the race.