March 21, 2001 - How to build wireless networks in the third world.
March 20, 2001 - A House committee will consider a bill later this week to allow grocery stores to sell wine. 32 states around the country allow wine to be sold in the supermarket. Critics of bill say that it will make it harder to keep alcohol out of the hands of underage drinkers. Joining us on the line is Barb Sykora (sih-CORE-ah), the sponsor of the bill and a Republican from Excelsior. State Representative Barb Sykora, a Republican from Excelsior.
March 19, 2001 - The Minnesota House is expected to pass a budget resolution this week. It will be one of the first concrete indications of the House's spending priorities for the session. The legislature is about halfway through its five-month session, in which its main job is to come up with a two-year budget. Joining us now for a look at the week ahead is Minnesota Public Radio's Capitol Bureau Chief, Laura McCallum.
March 19, 2001 - Chris Farrell discusses how far the market can go.
March 15, 2001 - Eric Schwartz wrote a rap about Napster and its positives.
March 14, 2001 - A bill that would let cities use cameras to catch drivers running red lights has passed the Senate Transportation Committee. The cameras would be mounted at intersections and would most likely snap a picture of the rear license plate of any car that went through a red light. The photo would be considered proof of a violation. Fourteen states and the district of Columbia already have similar camera systems. Republican Senator Roy Terwilliger is sponsoring the bill in the Minnesota Senate, and he's on the line now.
March 14, 2001 - Should internet voting be an option? There are many reasons why it should never be.
March 14, 2001 - A new bill at the legislature would end the reciprocity agreements between Minnesota and neighboring states. The agreements allow students from Minnesota, to attend colleges in Wisconsin and the Dakotas and still pay in-state tuition. Students from those states can also come here and pay in-state tuition too. State senator Joe Opatz (OH-pats), a D-F-L'er from St. Cloud, says that, despite a labor shortage here, we're sending more students to neighboring states under the agreements. He says that we're also sending more than 10 million dollars a year to those states to subsidize those student's tution. Joining us on the line is Phil Lewenstein (LOO-in-stine), legislative and outreach director for the Higher Education Services Office that administers the reciprocity agreements. A new bill at the legislature would end the reciprocity agreements between Minnesota and neighboring states. The agreements allow students from Minnesota, to attend colleges in Wisconsin and the Dakotas and still pay in-state tuition. Students from those states can also come here and pay in-state tuition too. Representative Joe Opatz (OH-pats), a D-F-L'er from St. Cloud, says that despite a labor shortage here, we're sending more students to neighboring states under the agreements. He says that we're also sending more than 10 million dollars a year to those states to subsidize those student's tuition. Phil Lewenstein (LOO-in-stine) is the legislative and outreach director for the Higher Education Services Office that administers the reciprocity agreements.
March 13, 2001 - Independent bookstores strike at online book dealers.
March 12, 2001 -