June 27, 2000 - In honor of what would have been former governor Rudy Perpich's 72nd birthday today , a long-sought-after portrait of Perpich and his wife Lola will be unveiled at the state Capitol. The unconventional portrait was rejected in Perpich's lifetime, but subsequent action by the legislature paved the way for the couple's likeness to hang amidst the solitary portraits of governors past. Minnesota Public Radio's Amy Radil reports.
June 27, 2000 - D-F-L Senate candidate Mark Dayton is taking a busload of Minnesota seniors to Canada later this week to buy cheaper medicine. The former state auditor wants to highlight what's becoming a key campaign issue in the Senate race - the high cost of prescription drugs in the U-S. But his publicity stunt has raised questions about whether Dayton is trying to buy votes by providing free transportation. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
June 27, 2000 - The June edition of our Voices of Minnesota series. Today we feature gaelic harpist Ann Heymann, and Big Band leader Jerry Mayeron.
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June 28, 2000 - Governor Ventura is wrapping up his two day bus tour of northwest Minnesota. MPR’s Dan Gunderson reports on one of the governor’s stops in Mahnomen, where he met privately with recently elected White Earth Tribal Chairman Doyle Turner and members of the tribal council.
June 28, 2000 - The hotel workers' strike mirrors recent janitors' strikes in Chicago and Los Angeles. Sophia Koropetckyj {KOR-roo-PET-skee} is a senior economist who follows labor issues for RFA Dismal Sciences, an economic consulting firm based in West Chester Pennsylvania: She says unions recognize the time is right for low-paid service workers to demand their fair share of America's growing prosperity:
June 28, 2000 - The recent failure of a Saint Paul charter school is prompting some legislators to consider changes in Minnesota's first-in the-nation charter school law. But advocates of the alternative public schools say additional regulations will do more harm than good. Members of the House K-12 Education Finance Committee held a hearing today (Wednesday) on charter school management issues. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports...
June 28, 2000 - MPR’s Dan Gunderson reports on the second day of Governor Jesse Ventura’s bus tour through northwest Minnesota. The Governor has been drawing big, enthusiastic crowds at every stop. His focus has been partly on recent flooding in the Red River Valley, but he's also been outlining his vision for the future of rural Minnesota.
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June 29, 2000 - Striking hotel workers have voted overwhelmingly to approve the tentative contract agreement reached by union and hotel management negotiators yesterday (Wednesday). The vote ends the almost two-week old strike that disturbed operations at seven twin cities hotels and threatened to disrupt the Twin Cities largest-ever convention. After weeks of sometimes acrimonious negotiations and picketing, both the and the hotels management say they got what they wanted. Minnesota Public Radio's Andrew Haeg reports.