July 17, 2008 - Midday re-broadcasts a special documentary report on the economic slowdown in Minnesota by MPR reporter Annie Baxter. Following documentary, excerpts from a UBS Forum discussion with some commentary on “economic lookouts,” offering a firsthand perspective of the effects of the slowdown.
August 6, 2002 - Ed Lotterman, a consulting economist; and Jeanne Boeh, chair of the economics department at Augsburg College in Mpls, discuss President Bush signing "fast track" trade legislation and its implications for the US economy.
May 14, 1998 - MPR’s Perry Finelli looks at Minnesota cropland. While not an endangered commodity, some contend it's being lost too quickly in places where farming has been a way of life. The United States Agriculture Department says even though urban areas are growing, Minnesota's cropland has not been reduced. That's because the urban landscape is still only a tiny fraction of the state's total amount of land.