December 11, 2006 - Gene Merriam says he is voluntarily leaving his position as Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources. Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer talks with Dennis Anderson, a Star Tribune columnist, about Merriam’s tenure as commissioner. Anderson also discusses what he sees as needed next in the challenging role at the DNR.
December 12, 2006 - After a quarter century overseeing Minneapolis Public Schools, longtime Minneapolis school board member Judy Farmer attends her last Minneapolis school board meeting. She visits the Midday studio to look back on her 26 years on the board and offers her thoughts on current issues in education.
December 13, 2006 - The mayor of Worthington talks with MPR about how the federal raid at a major employer in town, the Swift Co. meat-packing plant, could affect the city economically.
December 20, 2006 - Senator-elect Amy Klobuchar joins a narrow Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate in January. What does she hope to accomplish over the next six years? Klobuchar talks about what she wants to do in Washington D.C.
December 20, 2006 - Martin Sabo, the 28-year congressman from Minnesota's fifth district, which is much of Hennepin county, is leaving after 28 years in office. He has built a reputation among as a strong Democrat, and many are sorry to see him go.
December 27, 2006 - Although this year's tuition increase at the University of Minnesota was the smallest in a decade, house DFLers would still like to see it go down.
December 29, 2006 - In 2006, twenty members of the U.S. Armed Forces from our region died in hostilities in Iraq and Afghanistan. On this our final broadcast of the year, we take a brief look back at who they were.
January 2, 2007 - Gov. Tim Pawlenty begins his second term in office Tuesday with an inauguration ceremony at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. Minnesota Public Radio has live coverage of the event.
January 2, 2007 - Gov. Tim Pawlenty gets sworn in as MN governor for a second time.
January 2, 2007 - Governor Tim Pawlenty gets sworn in for a second time.