March 2, 1999 - During his first State of the State speech later today, Governor Ventura is likely to talk about his sales tax rebate plan. With an even bigger than expected surplus to work with, a House/Senate conference committee is still working to find a compromise between a Senate DFL sales tax plan favored by the governor and an income tax rebate proposed by House Republicans.
March 2, 1999 - The discovery of malformed frogs in Southeastern Minnesota whcih caught the attention of the world... is now the inspiration of an exhibit at Concordia University in St Paul. Using photographs of these frogs, artists Christine Baeumler and Rhoda London have created what they admit is a disturbing installation --- but one intended to inspire action.
March 2, 1999 - African-American prison employees are suing the Minnesota Department of Corrections, alleging racist employment practices and a hostile work environment.
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March 3, 1999 - State education officials and University of Minnesota researchers say they can now show a clear connection between breakfast and learning. They say results of a three-year study will add weight to Governor Ventura's proposal to boost funding for school breakfast programs by six million dollars.
March 3, 1999 - Representatives of a conservative California-based think tank visited Minnesota this week to share their vision of new approach to protecting the environment. Representatives of the Reason Foundation say they came to Minnesota because its among the states moving fastest toward a non-traditional, freemarket style of environmental regulation.
March 3, 1999 - A Senate Committee has taken up a bill intended to give patients and doctors more control over the kind of treatment covered by Health Maintenance Organizations.
March 3, 1999 - The chief executive of the Mille Lacs Ojibwe Band says she's still waiting to hear from Governor Jesse Ventura, after the publication of her open letter criticizing Ventura's leadership. In the letter, chief executive Marge Anderson accused the governor of attempting to inflame public opinion against the Band, even as the Supreme Court prepares to hand down a final decision on treaty rights.
March 3, 1999 - The National Weather Service is out with an early flood prediction for Grand Forks and East Grand Forks. The first flood outlook to project river crest levels for the whole Red River Valley is due out next friday, but Grand Forks officials requested their numbers be released sooner.
March 3, 1999 - Northfield residents have cleared the way for a Target store to locate just south of the city. In a special election yesterday, a slim majority approved an ordinance to allow large-scale retail operations along a portion of a highway commercial district.