November 22, 2001 - Interview with Minneapolis mayor elect RT Ryback before he runs in the Arena 5K.
November 22, 2001 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer interviews DFL State Senator Linda Berglin, chair of the Health, Human Services, and Corrections Budget committee, about the Ventura administration unveiling its plan for fighting terrorism. It includes more wiretap authority for the government, limits on public access to sensitive information, and broader authority to quarantine citizens in the event of a bioterrorist incident.
November 21, 2001 - Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Sandy Keith comments on the Minnesota Twins appeal and is asked if the case deserves to have an accelerated review by the Minnesota Supreme Court?
November 21, 2001 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Peter Hutchinson, the former finance commissioner under DFL Governor Rudy Perpich, about the fact that for the first time in years, budget cuts are likely for the state government. The Ventura administration is telling state department heads and others agencies to find spending cuts of up to 10% in their budgets.
November 16, 2001 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Minneapolis businessman Harvey MacKay about a group of state business leaders that will meet with Governor Jesse Ventura to discuss the future of the Minnesota Twins. The group is working on a proposal to buy the team from owner Carl Pohlad. They're also exploring ways to get a new ballpark.
November 15, 2001 - THERE'S A COURT HEARING SCHEDULED TODAY IN HENNEPIN COUNTY, ON A MOVE TO HOLD THE TWINS TO THEIR METRODOME LEASE. THE METROPOLITAN SPORTS FACILITIES COMMISSION HOPES TO KEEP THE TWINS IN THE DOME NEXT SEASON, BLOCKING CONTRACTION PLANS ANNOUNCED BY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL. OTHER PLANS TO KEEP THE TWINS IN THE STATE INCLUDE A MOVE BY SOME MEMBERS OF MINNESOTA'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, TO INTRODUCE BILLS THAT WOULD REVOKE PARTS OF BASEBALL'S ANTITRUST EXEMPTION. JEROLD DUQUETTE IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK "REGULATING THE NATIONAL PASTIME: BASEBALL AND ANTI TRUST. HE SAYS BASEBALL GOT ITS ANTI-TRUST EXEMPTION IN A 1922 SUPREME COURT DECISION.
November 12, 2001 - Major League Baseball owners vote to eliminate two teams before the beginning of next season prompted many listeners to call Morning Edition’s comment line. Host Cathy Wurzer presents a snippet of the commentaries left within the in-box.
November 7, 2001 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interview Wy Spano, co-editor of the newsletter Politics in Minnesota, about recent Minneapolis elections, and the big changes it represents. Minneapolis and St. Paul have both elected a new mayor. State Senator Randy Kelly apparently won the St. Paul mayor's race by about 400 votes. Unofficial results from all 119 precincts show Kelly beating St. Paul City Council member Jay Benanav. In Minneapolis, internet consultant R.T. Rybak overwhelmingly defeated Sayles Belton, even though the incumbent outspent her challenger three-to-one. In a surprise upset, one of Sayles Belton's staunchest allies on the city council, Jackie Cherryhomes, was also defeated. In total, when the city council meets in January, it will have seven new members.
October 12, 2001 - Meterologist Mark Seeley forecasts that snow is on the way, but probably will not stay.
October 8, 2001 - War affects the market because of the uncertainty.