January 9, 2001 - The amount of time used when Police pull over drivers is increasing because of the amount of data collected, but it will be worth it. The Department of Public Safety created a task force in order to get a profile of traffic violators.
January 9, 2001 - [Unnamed man] is a tax partner at Aruthur Anderson and teaches a course in state law at the University of Minnesota. He says Ventura's proposal to extend the sales tax is playing very poorly in the business community.
January 9, 2001 - MPR sports commentor Jay Weiner discusses results of a stadium advisory panel created by the Minnesota Twins that say Twins owner Carl Pohlad should contribute $150 million toward a new outdoor baseball stadium. A draft report obtained by the Star Tribune from Minnesotans for Major League Baseball says that amount would cover about the half of the cost. The other half would be financed through taxes as opposed to a "direct public subsidy."
January 10, 2001 - The push to overhaul teacher pay in Minnesota schools appears to be building momentum, but key lawmakers and education groups disagree on how quickly changes should come and how much money is needed. Advocates for teacher compensation reform say changes are needed soon to help retain quality teachers and attract a new generation into the teaching profession. The Association of Metropolitan School Districts hosted a conference on the issue today (Wednesday) in Saint Paul. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports...
January 10, 2001 - Researchers at the Hennepin County Medical Center are reporting an increase in overdoses from GHB and related substances. GHB is also known as liquid ecstasy and has been banned. But HCMC researchers published a report in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine says the ban isn't stopping fitness buffs and teenagers from obtaining the substance. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
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January 10, 2001 - US Forest Service has put a stop to logging old trees, or old growth, in forests. Lee Frelich is the director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Hardwood Ecology and he is being interviewed about this situation.
January 11, 2001 - Allows voters to vote on whether Minnesota should change the constitution or to stay the same with what the US Constitution states.
January 11, 2001 - MPR's William Wilcoxen reports that a citizens panel put together by the Minnesota Twins to look at the baseball team's future has finished its work. After six months of study, Minnesotans for Major League Baseball says the state risks losing the Twins unless the team gets a new ballpark combined with financial reforms in big league baseball.
January 11, 2001 - Transportation needs to be improved in the state. One of the ways is the metro ramp study from last year.