May 4, 2001 - Senate wants to spend more than House and Governor.
May 7, 2001 - The state legislature is down to its last two weeks with Senate DFLers and House Republicans far apart on several fronts. Both sides will eventually have to work out differences on education funding, taxes, and other budget items. Conference committees between the two chambers will begin to meet this week. Joining us on the line is Minnesota Public Radio's capitol bureau chief Laura McCallum.
May 7, 2001 - FOR MONDAY MORN Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton suffered a major defeat at the Minneapolis DFL convention over the weekend. Sayles Belton was the favorite going into the convention for the party's endorsement in her bid for a third term. Instead delegates adjourned without endorsing anyone for the city's top elected post. Minnesota Public Radio's Art Hughes reports.
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May 7, 2001 - Police get involved in debate about Carry and Conceal Law
May 7, 2001 - MPR’s Tasya Rosenfeld talks with Blois Olson about Minneapolis DFL convention. Supporters of Sharon Sayles Belton are questioning what went wrong for the mayor at the Minneapolis DFL endorsing convention. Newcomer R.T. Rybak pulled off a political upset, finishing with a dozen more votes than the mayor. It wasn't enough to reach the 60 percent necessary for party endorsement, but it did prevent the endorsement from going to Sayles Belton or city councilmember Lisa McDonald.
May 7, 2001 - Saint Paul is solidifying its plans for three summers from now, when a fleet of riverboats will come churning upstream bringing visitors to explore the Upper Mississippi. City officials today (Mon) released a list of thirty-seven projects that various neighborhood, business, and arts groups have commited to complete in time for the "Grand Excursion of 2004." Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports...
May 7, 2001 - The Minnesota Twins may be back at the State Capitol to jumpstart their push for a new stadium. Last month, the ballpark legislation was tabled in a House committee, leading many lawmakers to declare the proposal dead. But the unexpected strength of the team on the field may be turning public sentiment…and some legislators are taking notice.
May 8, 2001 - McGovern says the news coverage of Kerrey's actions in 1969 are an indication of the Vietnam War's continued grip on the United States. McGovern says if had been elected President, he would have granted amnesty to soldiers like Kerrey, plus the leaders who took us into the war and the people who resisted it.
May 8, 2001 - Former South Dakota Senator George McGovern was in the Twin Cities yesterday to lobby Governor Ventura on a program he supports that would provide school lunches to children in developing countries. McGovern was the Democratic candidate for President in 1972 and an outspoken critic of the war in Vietnam. After meeting with the Governor he was asked by reporters about the recent news that in 1969 former Senator Bob Kerrey led a squad in Vietnam that killed women and children. McGovern says he doesn't hold Kerrey and other soldiers responsible for what happened during the war.