October 13, 2000 - DFL Senate candidate Mark Dayton has now put 6.7 million dollars of his own money into his campaign. Dayton loaned his campaign 3.3 million dollars in September, and spent nearly all of it. He outspent Republican Senator Rod Grams more than four to one. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports.
October 12, 2000 - The candidates for Minnesota's Fourth Congressional District seat sparred today (THURSDAY) during their first public debate since the primary. The hottest topic was funding for sports stadiums, despite the fact that it's not a federal issue. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
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October 3, 2000 - ** Note host outcue ** A new poll conducted for MPR, the Pioneer Press and KARE-TV finds a mixed reaction to Governor Ventura's proposal to have the state pick up a bigger share of education funding. Voters were divided on the issue, and also split on whether the state should expand the sales tax in order to lower property taxes. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
September 29, 2000 - A new poll on the presidential race in Minnesota shows Democrat Al Gore maintains a slight lead over Republican George W. Bush. The MPR/St. Paul Pioneer Press/KARE TV poll found Gore with 47-percent support, Bush with 40-percent, and Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader supported by 4-percent of those polled. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports.
September 27, 2000 - State Senator Linda Runbeck of Vadnais Heights is hoping to become the first Republican in more than half a century to represent Minnesota's Fourth Congressional District. Runbeck hopes her conservative message will appeal to the increasingly suburban Fourth District, which includes St. Paul and surrounding suburbs. She's counting on a competitive three-way race to improve her chances. In the first of our series of Fourth District candidate profiles, Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
September 22, 2000 - MPR’s Laura McCallum interviews Winona LaDuke, vice-presential candidate for Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader. LaDuke discusses the Green Party platform and local support in Minnesota.
September 20, 2000 - A week into the general election campaign, the first attack ads of Minnesota's U.S. Senate race are on the air. The Republican National Committee and Republican Senator Rod Grams are running a commercial questioning the credibility of DFL Senate candidate Mark Dayton. Dayton is out with his own ad challenging Grams on the issue of Social Security, although it doesn't rise to the level of a personal attack. In the latest in our series of Ad Watches, Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports.
September 18, 2000 - US Senate candidates Rod Grams, Mark Dayton and James Gibson discussed health care, taxes and Social Security at the first post-primary debate today (MONDAY). Grams and Dayton were at odds on nearly every issue. Gibson - the Independence Party candidate - often found himself agreeing with Grams, although the two differed over tax relief. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...