May 27, 1977 - MPR legislative reporters Bob Potter and Debbie Gage prepared a half-hour summary of highlights from the 1977 Minnesota legislative session. Many observers have praised the orderly fashion in which many major bills were passed, though there were the expected political disagreements over tax, welfare, and other basic policies.
May 28, 1977 - On this regional public affairs program, an investigation of latest research at the University of Minnesota into agriculture. A tour of University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment station is presented, highlighting food science, plant genetics, and animal science.
May 30, 1977 - MPR’s Rachel Kranz reports on the efforts of local The Playwrights’ Lab.
June 4, 1977 - MPR’s Claudia Hampston reports on announcement at Minnesota Women's Meeting of Governor Perpich’s court appointments, including Rosalie Wahl as associate justice on Minnesota Supreme Court.
June 8, 1977 - MPR’s Rich Dietman reports on the fight over local laws protecting homosexuals from discrimination. Dietman talks Florian Chmielewski, DFL state senator of Sturgeon Lake; and Jack Baker, a Minneapolis attorney and a coordinator of the Target City Coalition.
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June 25, 1977 - MPR’s Bob Potter presents “The Role of the Courts in a Changing Society: Fritz vs. Warthan,” a documentary that examines landlord/tenant law in Minnesota and the court case Fritz vs. Wathan.
June 26, 1977 - MPR’s John Morrill reports on National Organization of Women (NOW) regional meeting and interviews members on activities in support of ERA.
June 26, 1977 - MPR’s Kate Williams reports on comments from social and political activist Gloria Steinem at the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Convention held in Minnesota.
June 26, 1977 - Social and political activist Gloria Steinem comments on pay equity.