May 7, 1975 - Are those who are benefitting from exempt status when it comes to property taxes abusing the system? That question is debated here in a discussion including Ramsey County Assessor William Carlson, who would like to push for stronger limits on what constitutes an 'exempt' property. On the other side is Alan Boyce of the Citizens' League who argues that exempt status increases the value of properties adjacent.
May 6, 1975 - Property tax inequity gets an overview by varying groups. The Minnesota Citizen's League aruges that backroom dealings and a lack of regulation on assessors is to blame, while others, including the Governor's office argue that the law places the biggest financial burdens on those who fall into the low income bracket.
May 5, 1975 - Owner-occupied residents get two kinds of tax breaks. First, the percentage of market value subject to tax is less for a home than it is for some other kinds of property, which is called the homestead exemption. The second break is the homestead credit, in which the state pays 45 percent of the home-owner's tax bill up to a maximum of $325. People who rent are eligible for a 10 percent credit of their rent, up to a maximum of $120. The new circuit breaker proposal would replace the homestead and rent credits with a scheme tying state tax relief to household income. John Haynes, Governor Anderson's tax assistant, explains the theory.
February 23, 1975 - MPR’s Bob Potter presents a program on a book collection of local poets titled The Broken Glass Factory.
January 24, 1975 - Interview with Kevin McKiernan on tape recorded at the Alexian Novitiate on January 22, 1975. McKiernan details what transpired in creating recording of interview and getting tape out of Gresham.
November 12, 1974 - MPR’s Bob Potter reports on comments at hearing where women athletics at the University of Minnesota was discussed.
November 8, 1974 - The attorney representing the US government in case dealing with the incident at Wounded Knee discusses a potential appeal and the issues relating to government's position.
November 8, 1974 - Ken Tilsen, attorney for defendants of the Wounded Knee incident, discusses his criticism of strategies employed by the Justice Department in related legal proceedings. Tilsen also discusses potential avenues for appeal, and what the government may or may not do.
November 6, 1974 - A hunger strike is in progress to protest U.S. foreign policy in Cyprus. A Turkish invasion of the island probably involves American tanks and bombs, says the speaker.
October 5, 1974 - Actor and anti-war activist Jane Fonda speaking at anti-war rally held at Augsburg University.