September 11, 1990 - Former Minnesota Governor Elmer L. Anderson comments on his concerns of public apathy in the political environment. He sees a lack of organized activity and programs to draw public interest.
September 15, 1990 - DFL Senate primary candidates Paul Wellstone, professor of political science at Carleton College; and Jim Nichols, Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture and a former state senator, debate and answer listener questions.
October 10, 1990 - MPR Journal’s Gary Eichten talks with former owner of Minnie the Cow (aka Minnie Moo), a white and black Holstein cow that is going to now roam Walt Disney World.
October 23, 1990 - MPR presents a Minnesota Senate debate with Rudy Boschwitz, U.S. Minnesota Senator (I-R); and Paul Wellstone, DFL challenger. The candidates participate in a wide-ranging discussion of the issues. Debate was moderated by MPR’s Bob Potter.
October 23, 1990 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews Arne Carlson about his renewed gubernatorial candidacy. Despite losing in the Republican primary earlier in year to Jon Grunseth, Carlson has chosen to still run for governor.
November 5, 1990 - Midday rebroadcasts an MPR Special broadcast of Focus on the Issues program, where DFL incumbent Governor Rudy Perpich and his Independent-Republican challenger Arne Carlson answered questions from listening audience and from special guests in MPR studios all around the state. Topics included education, state finances, health care, the environment, taxes, abortion and more.
November 13, 1990 - Norman Ornstein talks with MPR Journal’s Gary Eichten about his thoughts on what is to come as newly-elected Senator Paul Wellstone heads to Washington D.C.
November 28, 1990 - Minnesota Governor Al Quie talks about the state budget woes and how that impacted his 1990 election gubernatorial loss.
December 7, 1990 - MPR’s Tom Fudge reports on a tense community meeting at North High School in Minneapolis. Angry residents expressed their feelings over police shooting death of Tycel Nelson and belief of police misconduct against the Minneapolis Black community.
December 7, 1990 - Sharon Sayles Belton, mayor of Minneapolis, expresses her thoughts on recent shooting tragedies in Minneapolis. One, the shooting of 17-year-old Tycel Nelson by Minneapolis police; and two, multiple gang shootings of youth in the city.