November 10, 2008 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on the “dark folk” sound hitting the Twin Cities music scene. Groups highlighted are Roma Di Luna, The Pines, Murzik, and Spaghetti Western String Company.
October 31, 2008 - Independence Party candidate for U.S. Senate, Dean Barkley, speaks last week at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute as part of a Candidates Forum series put on by the Institute's Center for the Study of Politics and Governance. Following his opening remarks Barkley took questions from the audience and moderator, Larry Jacobs.
October 30, 2008 - Republican Senator Norm Coleman speaks last week at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute as part of a Candidates Forum series put on by the Institute's Center for the Study of Politics and Governance. Following his opening remarks Coleman took questions from the audience and moderator, Larry Jacobs.
October 29, 2008 - Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Al Franken, speaks last week at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute as part of a Candidates Forum series put on by the Institute's Center for the Study of Politics and Governance. Following his opening remarks Franken took questions from the audience and moderator, Larry Jacobs.
September 4, 2008 - As part of MPR special convention coverage, Gary Eichten broadcasts live from the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the site of the 2008 Republican National Convention. As the RNC comes to a close, Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., prepares to accept his party's nomination. Eichten is joined by Todd Rapp, a Democrat political analyst; and Tom Horner, a Republican political analyst.
August 8, 2008 - MPR’s Chris Roberts presents Making the Scene: An Oral History of Twin Cities Rock, a report tracing the evolution of the local music scene from the mid-1960s through the '90s…and through the eyes and ears of key figures from each decade.
March 14, 2008 - MPR’s Steven John interviews renowned poet Maya Angelou, who shares thoughts on her life and politics.
March 7, 2008 - MPR’s Steven John talks with Twin Cities guitarist Billy McLaughlin in the studio. They discuss McLaughlin’s adjustment in playing as he battles a neurological disorder called focal dystonia. McLaughlin performs examples on what he does different as a musician since his diagnosis.
October 2, 2007 - The Pawlenty administration on Monday urged top legislative leaders to free up 195-million dollars for replacing the Interstate 35W bridge. MnDot's fast-track timetable for replacing the Mississippi River crossing in Minneapolis calls for work to begin in a couple of weeks. But, the state has yet to receive a large chunk of promised federal money. So the Transportation Contingent Appropriation Group must provide authorization for using state funds. DFL leaders say it might not be legal for them to do that. State Finance Commissioner Tom Hanson tried to convince the panel's chair, DFL House Speaker Margaret Kelliher, that the request is not out of the ordinary.
September 20, 2007 - Excerpt of U.S. Senator Norm Coleman speaking at Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing regarding 35W bridge collapse. Both of Minnesota's U.S. Senators took part in a hearing on Capitol Hill today to urge quick action on bridges in need of repair or replacement. Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Amy Klobuchar testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. The oversight hearing was called in the wake of the collapse of the 35W bridge in Minneapolis. Coleman says he and Michigan Democrat Carl Levin, have asked the non-partisan Government Accountability Office to do a review of the national bridge program.