October 8, 1998 - MPR’s Bob Kelleher reports on Minnesota high court holding session in Duluth.
October 8, 1998 - A group of doctors at this year's meeting of the Minnesota Medical Association are worried that HMOs are exerting too much influence in patient care decisions. Today, they introduced proposals to hold health-plans liable for any coverage they deny. But as Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo reports, the issue was sharply contested.
October 8, 1998 - The spectacle of a vote on possible impeachment proceedings against the President, brings a range of reaction. We put the question to people at the Paul Bunyan mall in Bemidji and in downtown St Paul.
October 8, 1998 - President Clinton's veto today of an emergency farm relief measure leaves congress only days to act before their election break. There's not only a money gap between republicans and democrats on the issue, but also a philosophical gap.
October 8, 1998 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports that representatives from several Hmong organizations met with policy makers and elected officials to discuss ways to respond to a wave of violence in the Hmong community. The group hopes to craft a series of legislative proposals to present to lawmakers in next year's session.
October 14, 1998 - It's been ten months since welfare reform went into effect across Minnesota. This week Minnesota Public Radio is examining the impact of the changes, and what their long-term effects are likely to be. Welfare reform has posed special challenges for immigrants in Minnesota. Language and cultural barriers have made job counseling and training more difficult. In the initial rush to the new system, many of these needs were not considered. In Duluth, panic and confusion about welfare reform -- combined with the booming job market of the Twin Cities -- caused many Southeast Asian families to leave the region. Advocates are holding out hope they'll return.
October 14, 1998 - It's been ten months since welfare reform went into effect across Minnesota. This week Minnesota Public Radio is examining the impact of the changes, and what their long-term effects are likely to be. Welfare recipients saw their world change overnight with the advent of welfare reform, but the change has been almost as dramatic for the workers in the trenches who administer the system. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Roberts spoke with two veteran financial workers for Ramsey County. Both say their lives are much busier since reform was implemented, but they have slightly different views on whether the new system will move people into the workplace for good.
October 15, 1998 - Good or bad, "diversity" is one of today's watchwords. At Como Park High School in Saint Paul, the boy's varsity soccer team has become a model of diversity. And it happened when nobody was looking ... without quotas or special training. The Como Park Cougars lost yesterday to end the regular season with a 12-and-4 record. Tonite, they play their first playoff game against a crosstown rival.
October 21, 1998 -
October 21, 1998 - Crime rates in many American cities, including Minneapolis , have dropped. Experts credit better police tactics, more officers on the streets, longer prison terms and less prevalence of crack cocaine. Crime has ALSO dropped as a major issue in this year's election. Voters and Politicians alike are seizing on issues such as lower test scores, high taxes, and access to health care.