February 28, 2001 - Minnesota Republican House Speaker Steve Sviggum and DFL Senate Assistant Majority Leader John Hottinger talk about their priorities, in light of new state revenue forecast. Program contains pledge drive segments.
February 28, 2001 - MPR’s Laura McCallum reports that state officials released the latest revenue forecast, which for the first time in nine years shows a drop in projected revenues from the previous forecast. Minnesota lawmakers will have about 600-million dollars less than expected for tax cuts and spending increases over the next two years.
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March 5, 2001 - Today we are remembering the life of Harold Stassen who died yesterday at the age of 93. Stassen had a long career in politics. In 1938 at the age of 31 he became the youngest man ever elected governor of Minnesota. One man who knew Stassen throughout his career in politics was Elmer L. Andersen. Andersen, who would also go on to become Minnesota's governor, got his start in politics as a campaign strategist for Stassen in 1938. That's former govenor, Elmer L Anderson. Coming up on MIdday at Noon today, a special tribute to Harold Stassen, who died yesterday at the age of 93.
March 5, 2001 - Harold Stassen, one of Minnesota's most prominent political figures, is dead. He died Sunday at a nursing home in Bloomington. He was 93 years old. Stassen was the youngest person in the nation ever elected governor. Minnesota voters first put the moderate Republican in office in 1938, when he was 31. Historians say Stassen's youth and ideas rejuvenated the national Republican party. He helped create the United Nations. Others say his crowning achievement was laying the groundwork for nuclear arms limitation. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson reports. {{DCART 5985}}
March 5, 2001 -
March 5, 2001 - Harold Stassen, one of Minnesota's most prominent political figures, is dead. He died Sunday at a nursing home in Bloomington. He was 93 years old. Stassen was the youngest person in the nation ever elected governor. Minnesota voters first put the moderate Republican in office in 1938, when he was 31. Historians say Stassen's youth and ideas rejuvenated the national Republican party. He helped create the United Nations. Others say his crowning achievement was laying the groundwork for nuclear arms limitation. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson reports.
March 5, 2001 - MPR's Laura McCallum reports that Governor Ventura's education budget came under more fire from education groups who say it shortchanges schools. About a thousand students, parents, and educators rallied at the Capitol for more education spending.
March 6, 2001 - MPR’s Tim Pugmire reports that educators throughout Minnesota have criticized Governor Ventura's proposed budget as insufficient for public schools, but supporters of the state's Indian Education programs are not complaining. Ventura wants to double the current funding targeted to American Indian students in an attempt to lower one of the state's highest drop out rates.
March 6, 2001 - A bill that would require Minnesotans to show picture identification in order to vote had a hearing yesterday before a House elections subcommittee. The bill would also require voters to provide the last four digits of their social security number, which would allow checking against criminal records or death certificates to reduce fraudulent voting. After the election problems in Florida, many states are considering election reform. On the line now to discuss what other states are doing is Jenny Drage, a policy specialist for the National Conference of State Legislatures.