May 9, 2002 - Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports that Governor Ventura re-entered budget negotiations as the legislative session heads into its final stages. Ventura called legislative leaders to his office to tell them what he expected in the proposed budget balancing plan, transportation financing package and bonding bill.
May 20, 2002 - Statistics show that domestic abuse occurs in equal rates among racial and ethnic groups. However, in the Twin Cities African American men are more likely than whites to be arrested for domestic abuse. Police say they aren't profiling Black men. And domestic violence experts say there may be other reasons for the disparity. Some Twin Cities social workers are working on a way to reduce domestic abuse and at the same time reduce the number of black men going to jail. And they say the key is a culturally specific prevention program.
May 23, 2002 - Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist Ellen Goodman speaks to the Minnesota Women's Campaign Fund in downtown Minneapolis about women's progress achieving public office. Also includes brief remarks by newly elected Sen. Mee Moua, DFL-St. Paul. And the show wraps up with a commencement address at Macalester College by Garrison Keillor.
May 24, 2002 - MPR’s Marisa Helms presents this report after attending a Minnesota News Council forum to hear complaints about how Twin Cities news media are doing an inadequate job covering women's sports at the University of Minnesota.
May 29, 2002 - MPR's Tom Scheck reports that the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission has delayed a vote on a proposed settlement that would keep the Minnesota Twins in the Metrodome through the 2003 season. In exchange, the commission would drop its lawsuit against the team and league. Commission members say they're committed to keeping the Twins in the state but say they want the settlement in writing before they vote.
May 31, 2002 - The St. Cloud Diocese will hold a third listening session tonight. Parishioners are encourged to attend and talk about clergy sex abuse. Diocese officials say they want to hear from people on how the church should deal with cases of sex abuse and how to prevent them in the future. Some who've attended the listening sessions say they provide a chance to express their frustration, anger and also support for the church.
June 1, 2002 - An American RadioWorks special report presents the documentary “Fast Food and Animal Rights: McDonald's New Farm,” which looks at how McDonald’s has launched the first campaign of its kind to pressure slaughterhouses that provide their meat to dispatch the animals more humanely…and executives say they couldn't have done it without Temple Grandin.
June 3, 2002 - MPR presents a series of reports "Reading, Writing and Revenue," which looks at Minnesota schools' funding crunch. MPR’s Tim Pugmire provides a summary report on the political and educational debate.
June 4, 2002 - MPR presents a series of reports "Reading, Writing and Revenue," which looks at Minneosta schools' funding crunch. MPR’s Tim Pugmire looks at the challenges in the Minneapolis school district.
June 4, 2002 - MPR’s Elizabeth Stawicki reports on the Minnesota Supreme Court hearing arguments on whether DNR conservation officers have the right to enter active fish houses without permission or warrants. The State is appealing a lower court ruling that said a game warden violated an angler's constitutional right to unreasonable searches when the officer identified himself and simultaneously entered Marvin Larsen's fish house.