December 31, 1996 - John Kingrey, senior vice president of Minnesota Hospital and Health Care Partnership, comments on the finalization of Fairview/University of Minnesota merger.
January 9, 1997 - for fri am State Human Services Commissioner David Doth (dawth) has outlined the Department's plans for Welfare Reform legislation this session. Doth says a big emphasis will be placed on putting welfare recipients to WORK: Doth says the Governor is planning to outline his budget priorities for programs that will make it EASIER for people to move off of welfare and into jobs...programs that will likely get more funding include child care, health care and job training. Sun 28-MAY 21:10:58 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
January 10, 1997 - The state's non-profit sector is hoping to gain the ear of state lawmakers this session as they work through welfare reform. As Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports, as services cutbacks occur and restrictions tighten...non-profits are bracing for an even BIGGER role in maintaining the social welfare of the state's people. As the state legislature shapes major policy for the next two years in this budget session, leaders of various non-profit organizations want to be at the table. Various complex issues such as welfare reform affect non-profits since THEY are often on the front line.... providing services as diverse as health CARE, education, transportation and welfare. In the case of WELFARE reform...many non-profits expect to be fulfilling f
January 13, 1997 - Governor Carlson's allies today floated the idea of increasing the state's cigarette tax to pay for a new Twins Stadium. Senate Republican leader Dean Johnson says the Governor is interested in adding ten cents to the price of a pack of cigarettes... But as Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste reports, the idea isn't going over very well at the Capitol: The cigarette tax for the Twins is the very definition of a political trial balloon. Nobody has actually to endorsed the idea, but the Governor's staff says Carlson does find the idea "intriguing," Senate Republican leader Dean Johnson was the one who brought the subject up. He says the Legislature should consider the idea -- although he stopped short of actually proposing it.
January 13, 1997 - A Voices of Minnesota interview with Tom Webber, Director of Planned Parenthood of Minnesota and South Dakota. Webber discusses his work on women's reproductive health issues. Also, a recorded interview with Margaret Atwood, author of "Alias Grace".
January 14, 1997 - A new report by the state Department of Economic Security sheds a positive light on job prospects for welfare Recipients who'll SOON be required to seek work. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports: The report says Minnesota's favorable economy will benefit those on A-F-D-C, because as they move from welfare to WORK under new guidelines of federal reform, they'll find more OPEN doors than closed ones. The report says the influx of some 15 thousand welfare recipients into the job market this year ALONE, will have minimal affect on the job opportunities for other job seekers or on the level of COMPETITION for jobs.
January 15, 1997 - Saint Paul loses another small community hospital today (WEDNESDAY). After 70 years, Midway Hospital is shutting down. HealthEast, which owns Midway, decided to close it and open a new facility in a more populated suburban area. The decision came as no surprise to many employees who knew Midway Hospital was financially vulnerable. But as they told Minnesota Public Radio's Lorna Benson, the Midway closing could signal the end of a unique era in hospital care.
January 16, 1997 - Governor Arne Carlson delivered his annual "state of the state address" to a joint convention of the legislature. As Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports, the Governor made his first DIRECT pitch for funding a new baseball stadium and hammered familiar themes of his administration's policies: The annual State of the State Address is a Governor's time to take center stage and be his or her persuasive BEST. THIS year, the governor had reason to sound fairly upbeat. The state is enjoying a projected surplus of 1.4-BILLION dollars, unemployment is low and job creation is ahead of the national average. Another factor leading to the Governor's optimism is the promise by state lawmakers to work harder than ever to be bi-partisan and civil when it comes to doing the state's business.
January 21, 1997 - A welfare program geared at putting people to work has received early high marks. A state audit of the Minnesota Family Investment Program indicates that families in the program are escaping poverty faster than those who rely on A-F-D-C. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports from the capitol.
January 22, 1997 - A welfare program geared at putting people to work has received early high marks. A state audit of the Minnesota Family Investment Program indicates that families in the program are escaping poverty faster than those who rely on A-F-D-C. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports from the capitol.