March 5, 2001 -
February 28, 2001 -
February 26, 2001 -
February 22, 2001 -
February 21, 2001 - As Minnesota lawmakers consider ways to alleviate a projected energy shortfall later this decade, advocates of energy deregulation are pitching a free market solution. They say deregulating the state's electricity industry would increase power generation and improve the reliability of the system. But the much publicized instability of the deregulated California market has some Minnesotans skeptical of the benefits of retail competition. Minnesota Public Radio's Helms reports.
January 15, 2001 -
January 9, 2001 - Minneapolis and Saint Paul have had their share of zoning battles over adult businesses. But it's not just a big city problem. Several smaller communities around the state are now facing their own zoning disputes with strip clubs. Adult business owners say those local governements are hiding behind harsh zoning laws as a way to unfairly discriminate against their businesses. Mainstreet Radio's Marisa Helms reports.
January 8, 2001 -
December 27, 2000 - Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in certain populations. Hispanics, African Americans and Native Americans have the highest incidence of diabetes in the country. And it's on the rise. But so is awareness of the disease. Diabetes prevention programs are emerging from within these communities. Mainstreet Radio's Marisa Helms reports on how members of Minnesota's White Earth reservation are approaching the problem.
December 18, 2000 - Minnesota's ten electors will assemble at the Capitol in Saint Paul today to cast their votes for Vice President Al Gore. The state's "winner-take-all" system gives the winner of the popular vote the entire slate of electors. But nationally and in Minnesota, pressure is building to rethink the electoral college status quo. In Minnesota, House Republican Marty Seifert will propose a bill in the upcoming legislative session that would allocate electoral votes by election results in each congressional district. Observers across the political spectrum say the bill may get a respectful hearing, but they say it's chances of passing into law are slim. Minnesota Public Radio's Marisa Helms reports.