July 29, 1999 - The legislative auditor says governors should reimburse the state when their private business dealings create extra costs for the state. The audit was prompted by Governor Ventura's book tour, which cost taxpayers sixteen-thousand dollars in travel costs for three State Patrol troopers and a communications staffer. A legislator who requested the audit says lawmakers will debate the matter next session.
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July 30, 1999 - Thousands of people of Icelandic heritage are gathering this weekend in Mountain, a tiny town located in the hills and valleys of northeastern North Dakota. Even the president of Iceland will be there. The party of the century will mark the 100th year Icelanders in Mountain have celebrated the Icelandic holiday known as August the Deuce.
July 30, 1999 - Thousands of people of Icelandic heritage are gathering this weekend in Mountain, a tiny town located in the hills and valleys of northeastern North Dakota. Even the president of Iceland will be there. The party of the century will mark the 100th year Icelanders in Mountain have celebrated the Icelandic holiday known as August the Deuce.
July 30, 1999 - An independent structural engineer says the 90 year old high school in Pipestone is deteriorating and will only get worse. But he says for now, the school is not in danger of immediate collapse.
July 30, 1999 - A number of severe storms are moving through the state at this hour. Tony Zaleski is a forecaster with the national weather service. He says the storms have been damaging and are expected to grow stronger as they move towards the Twin Cities.
July 30, 1999 - Vice President Al Gore arrived in Minnesota yesterday to raise money and deliver a policy speech later today. Many of the DFL's top leaders showed up at last night's fund-raiser, but other Democrats say they're looking for an alternative to Gore in 2000.
July 30, 1999 - Vice President Al Gore outlined his tax cut proposal during a speech in Minneapolis today. The Democratic presidential candidate is proposing a more modest tax cut than the Republican plan that passed the US Senate today, and Gore says he wants to target tax relief to the middle class.
July 30, 1999 - This week on Morning Edition we've met crime fighting residents in Minneapolis ' Phillips neighborhood who created their own 'most wanted' list. Their crime fighting helped send crack-cocaine user and seller Aaron Steele to prison. Steele has served his time and is back in the Phillips neighborhood. He is one of more than 3000 inmates who will get out of prison this year in Minnesota. Experts say we are ill-prepared to help the ex-cons avoid committing a crime that will send them right back to jail.
August 3, 1999 - St Paul mayor Norm Coleman's stadium plan is running into a wall of skepticism at the state capitol. Late last night, Coleman announced he'd struck a deal with the owners of the Twins to build a stadium in downtown St Paul, splitting the $325 Million dollar cost between the team, the city and the state. The state and city contributions would have to be approved by the Legislature next year, but the initial reaction from legislative leaders suggests that's not likely to happen.