May 2, 1996 -
May 2, 1996 - State Republicans say correspondance obtained from inside the Wellstone re-election campaign suggests the U-S Senator has violated the spirit of campaign finance laws. They say Wellstone appears to be depositing contributions that would exceed federal limits on his campaign with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. A campaign finance watchdog group says the Republican charges don't appear to hold much water.
May 2, 1996 -
May 2, 1996 - Four of Minneapolis ' poorest neighborhoods will have 150 new or rehabilitated homes in a few years. One of the new homes was dedicated today in Minneapolis ' Central neighborhood . Money for the project comes from companies and foundations. The money is being matched with the know-how of public and non-profit home building agencies who have been struggling to rehabilitate housing in poor neighborhoods. Supporters see the collaboration as a way to build and repair houses faster by linking groups who usually operate independent of one another.
May 3, 1996 - MPR’s Dan Gunderson reports that in rural areas of Minnesota, a profound silence about AIDS and HIV is present. As a result, people with AIDS find little support…and sometimes encounter outright rejection. That stigma is of great concern to family members, church, and health officials.
May 6, 1996 - Congressman Bruce Vento has introduced legislation to provide greater wilderness protection for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyaguers National Park. The bill is intended to counter legislation introduced by Representative James Oberstar to increase motorized use of the two areas.
May 6, 1996 - One year ago, attornies settled a big Minneapolis housing discrimination lawsuit with an agreement to move hundreds of residents out of delapidated public housing and find homes for many of them in the suburbs. So far, only one suburb has agreed to participate. The settlement is called the Holman Decree - it's named after one of the families who brought the suit against the federal government and the city. The suit says public agencies created and perpetuated public housing discrimination in Minneapolis based on race for over forty years.
May 9, 1996 - Local political commentator Tom Horner comments on a survey that show the public believes that if Bob Dole becomes the U.S. President, that taxes will be raised.
May 9, 1996 - Minneapolis school officials are defending the safety of their school buses, following the second fatal accident in as many months. Yesterday, north Minneapolis 8th-grader Charles E. Johnson Jr. died when he leaned out a school bus window and struck his head against a tree.
May 10, 1996 -