October 6, 2003 - Nonprofit social service providers throughout Minnesota say they're being forced to lay off workers, consider mergers and think about closing as a result of the recently passed state budget. Many non-profits say cuts in government grants along with the tough economy, and a decrease in corporate and individual giving are forcing them to cut back the services they provide. They argue that the cutbacks will hurt the state's most vulnerable residents. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports.
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October 6, 2003 - At a time when Minnesota is reeling from several highly-publicized killings in which mental illness may have played a role, the state Supreme Court will hear one man's challenge to Minnesota's standard for a not guilty by mental illness defense. Tomorrow (Tuesday) justices are hearing the appeal of Roger Schleicher who was convicted of killing his best friend because he said Jesus told him to do so. Minnesota Public Radio's Elizabeth Stawicki reports:
October 8, 2003 - Minnesota health professionals, hospital administrators and school personnel say they're ill prepared to handle a SARS outbreak. Many health experts predict that Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is likely to resurface this year during the coming cold and flu season. More than eight thousand people have been infected with SARS worldwide in the last year. Though most of those infections occurred outside of the United States, analysts predict that a SARS outbreak could occur in the U.S. this winter. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
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October 14, 2003 - In Hennepin County, a new task force will examine security issues at the Government Center in downtown Minneapolis. Hennepin County Board Chair Mike Opat named the group yesterday. The move comes in response to a fatal shooting, in which a woman was killed and her attorney injured when someone opened fire on the 17th floor of the building. A grand jury has indicted Susan Berkovitz in the shootings. Former Hennepin County Commissioner John Derus is a member of the new task force, and he's on the line now.