February 26, 1998 - The new state revenue forecast is due out tomorrow and the expectation is that the budget surplus will rise to 1.8 billion dollars. Lobbyist Judy Cook of the Minnesota Retail Merchants Association keeps close tabs on the activity at the Capitol. She was at the Senate Tax Committee meeting last night and says the budget surplus was a hot topic of conversation.
February 26, 1998 - Attorney Greg Wersal discusses his challenge to the recently enacted law which prohibits judicial candidates from getting party endorsement.
February 27, 1998 - MPR’s Cara Hetland reports on 25th anniversary of Wounded Knee, a 72 day stand-off between members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) and the tribal and federal governments. Some regard the incident at Wounded Knee in western South Dakota as the beginning of an era of increased Indian activism; others see it as the end to progress on the reservation.
February 27, 1998 - Audio excerpts of Dorothea Mockabee recalling life in the Twin Cities. Mockabee grew up in Saint Paul. Her father owned a barbershop on Rondo Avenue in the section of the city where most black people lived.
February 27, 1998 - Audio excerpts of Harry Davis recalling life in the Twin Cities. Davis eventually became chairman of the Minneapolis School Board. He grew up in Minneapolis during the Depression.
February 27, 1998 - The basin of the Amazon river is home to the world's richest assortment of life - including some 20 million different species. In fact, it's estimated the Amazon contains one quarter of all the plants on Earth. Scientists believe the region's incredible biodiversity can be tapped to find cures for diseases modern medicine has been unable to conquer. For 15 years, ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin has worked with shamans from South and Central American tribes to learn more about the medicinal use of native plants and animals. He and his work are featured in the new Oscar-nominated IMAX movie "Amazon" which opens today at the Minnesota Zoo.
February 28, 1998 -
March 1, 1998 - On this MPR Special Report, the American RadioWorks documentary “The World Turned Upside Down: An End to Inflation?” looks at inflation, deflation, and how the U.S. Federal Reserve keeps a watchful eye for BOTH.
March 3, 1998 - A history on the evolution in Minnesota's political system from University of Minnesota historian Hy Berman. The caucus and primary designs are detailed.
March 3, 1998 - The perception is that the people who do show up at the caucuses are mainly party activists or people interested in one issue. DFLer Michelle St. Martin will convene a precinct caucus in her South Minneapolis Senate district. She says that's a misperception.