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April 28, 2003 - On Wednesday All Things Considered will broadcast live from Preston in southeastern Minnesota. We'll bring you a story on a proposed tire burning plant that has the community in turmoil. But Preston isn't the only town in the region struggling to keep its economy alive. Today we turn to Albert Lea. It's been close to two years since fire claimed the Farmland Foods plant. The blaze gutted the building and left roughly 500 workers without jobs. The city hasn't had much luck luring new business. But now there's hope on the horizon in the form of a brand new state-of-the-art hog processing facility. If the plan goes through Albert Lea could soon return to its meatpacking roots. Mainstreet Radio's Erin Galbally reports:
April 28, 2003 - As the Legislature heads into the closing days of the debate over how to eliminate the budget deficit, a Minneapolis couple has entered the fray. They've started a website and a lawn sign campaign and are calling on lawmakers to keep tax increases on the negotiating table. Minnesota Public Radio's Marisa Helms reports.
April 28, 2003 - All Things Considered’s Lorna Benson interviews Dr. Michael Maddus about "minimally invasive" surgery. The University of Minnesota opened a new center today dedicated to that type of operation.
April 29, 2003 - The Senate Finance Committee has approved a health and human services bill that would restore nearly 500 million dollars in cuts that Governor Pawlenty and House Republicans have proposed. The money would go for nursing homes, daycare and health insurance for low income Minnesotans. The governor and House Republicans say the Senate plan is unacceptable since it raises taxes to offset the proposed cuts. But Senate DFLers say their plan would help the state's most vulnerable during an economic downturn. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
May 1, 2003 - A team of doctors at Rochester's Mayo Clinic has developed an innovative way to treat, and possibly even cure, sinusitis. MPR’s Steven John interviews Dr. David Sherris about the condition and new treatment.
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May 2, 2003 - The Minnesota House early this morning passed a 7 billion dollar budget bill that funds health and human services programs for the next two years. House Republicans say they're providing a nine percent increase to services that include subsidized health insurance, child care funding and programs for the elderly. But because of higher health care costs and increased demand costs for those programs were projected to rise over twenty percent in the next biennium. Opponents say the bill unfairly targets the lower income and the poor. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports....
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