April 6, 2001 - Minnesota communities of color are disappointed in the racial profiling. There is a mandatory data collection option and a voluntary data collection option.
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April 6, 2001 - "Until you have hunted man, you haven't hunted yet" was a reference to his military service. It offended hunters.
April 9, 2001 - MPR's Capitol Bureau Chief Laura McCallum details bills and budget talks at the State Capitol. One includes a plan to build a new Minnesota Twins stadium with partial state funding. The proposal would provide $150 million in state money, which would cover half of the total stadium cost; the other half would come from the Twins and private sources.
April 9, 2001 - Darryl Jenkins is the Executive Director of the The Aviation Institute at The George Washington University. He says the tentative agreement is encouraging. Darryl Jenkins is the Executive Director of the The Aviation Institute at The George Washington University.
April 10, 2001 - Are sane lanes effective during rush hour? Some commuters say yes because it cuts down traffic and air pollution, but others say no because they don't solve the number of single-occupant cars.
April 10, 2001 - The bill was passed 85 to 46. The law requires sheriffs to issue gun permits to 21 and older who have gone through drug testing and gun training.
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April 11, 2001 - Democrats in the Minnesota Senate say they want to spend about 600-million dollars more than Governor Ventura's budget on education, transportation and health care, and about 400-million dollars more than House Republicans. Senate D-F-L'ers revealed their spending priorities today WEDNESDAY, setting the stage for the end-of-session negotiations between the three players in Minnesota's tripartisan government. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
April 12, 2001 - People along the Red River are bracing for more rain, and working to build levees higher in anticipation of rising water. Heavy rain is forcing the release of water from lake traverse, on the South Dakota border. That water will flow into the Red River, further exacerbating the situation. In Grand Forks and East Grand Forks the scene reminds some of the uncertainty that surrounded the devastating flood of 1997. The communities still don't have a permanent levee system, but city officials say the work they've done since 1997 provides much improved flood protection. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Gunderson reports