Bill Catlin

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• Modesty and the Olympics draws Muslim girls to fencing in Rochester

  MPR’s Catharine Richert reports on the growing popularity of fencing among Muslim girls.

  May. 29, 20184 minSave
• Management, technology failures, miscommunication plagued MNsure

  MPR’s Elizabeth Stawicki looks into the many intitial rollout problems of MNsure, the state’s health insurance exchange.

  Feb. 12, 201413 minSave
• 'Copyright trolls' target Minnesotans, accusing them of stealing online porn

  MPR’s Martin Moylan reports on lawsuits being filed against individuals accused of and violating owner's copyright after downloading porn.

  May. 20, 20135 minSave
• MPR Documentary: The Deep Roots of the Marriage Debate

  Minnesotans are involved in a passionate debate about marriage during 2012 election season. The two sides began squaring off more than 40 years ago. This project draws from MPR's extensive audio archive to explore the origins of this election day showdown over same-sex marriage.

  Oct. 25, 201255 minSave
• Governor Pawlenty reiterates opposition to key element of health care reform

  Gov. Tim Pawlenty repeated his opposition Friday to so-called "insurance exchanges," a key piece of health care reform. He said exchanges amount to government interfering with the free market. That's a reversal from 2007, when Pawlenty proposed his own insurance exchange program for Minnesota businesses. Pawlenty says his opposition to exchanges is the reason he declined to send the US Government a state response to questions about exchanges. Three prominent Minnesota health groups secured a copy of the response and sent it anyway. Former GOP senator Dave Durenberger, a health policy expert, says their move was understandable. Pawlenty says a 2008 state analysis of exchanges found they'd be ineffective at reining in costs.

  Oct. 9, 2010Save
• Governor Pawlenty further reiterates his opposition to a key element of health care reform

  Gov. Tim Pawlenty repeated his opposition Friday to so-called "insurance exchanges," a key piece of health care reform. He said exchanges amount to government interfering with the free market. That's a reversal from 2007, when Pawlenty proposed his own insurance exchange program for Minnesota businesses. Pawlenty says his opposition to exchanges is the reason he declined to send the US Government a state response to questions about exchanges. Three prominent Minnesota health groups secured a copy of the response and sent it anyway. Former GOP senator Dave Durenberger, a health policy expert, says their move was understandable. Pawlenty says a 2008 state analysis of exchanges found they'd be ineffective at reining in costs.

  Oct. 8, 2010Save
• Workers in transition: In some of the hardest hit industries, the jobs may not be coming back

  MPR’s Annie Baxter reports on the negative impact that the economic downturn has had on various industries…and the hard choices it has left for those workers.

  May. 25, 20107 minSave
• 35W Bridge - Tim Plawlenty

  The I-35W bridge that collapsed in Minneapolis was forty years old. Governor Tim Pawlenty says the bridge had been inspected twice in the past two years and no structural deficiencies were identified. The bridge was being resurfaced and had several lanes closed when it crumbled.

  Aug. 2, 2007Save
• The Current launches on Monday January 24th, 2005

  Bill Catlin reports on Minnesota Public Radio’s announcement of its third service in the Twin Cities, with launch of 89.3 The Current on Monday, January 24th, 2005.

  Jan. 21, 20053 minSave
• CEOs join to prevent Twin Cities economic decline
  Jan. 29, 2004Save