November 21, 2001 - Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Sandy Keith comments on the Minnesota Twins appeal and is asked if the case deserves to have an accelerated review by the Minnesota Supreme Court?
November 21, 2001 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Peter Hutchinson, the former finance commissioner under DFL Governor Rudy Perpich, about the fact that for the first time in years, budget cuts are likely for the state government. The Ventura administration is telling state department heads and others agencies to find spending cuts of up to 10% in their budgets.
November 16, 2001 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Minneapolis businessman Harvey MacKay about a group of state business leaders that will meet with Governor Jesse Ventura to discuss the future of the Minnesota Twins. The group is working on a proposal to buy the team from owner Carl Pohlad. They're also exploring ways to get a new ballpark.
November 15, 2001 - THERE'S A COURT HEARING SCHEDULED TODAY IN HENNEPIN COUNTY, ON A MOVE TO HOLD THE TWINS TO THEIR METRODOME LEASE. THE METROPOLITAN SPORTS FACILITIES COMMISSION HOPES TO KEEP THE TWINS IN THE DOME NEXT SEASON, BLOCKING CONTRACTION PLANS ANNOUNCED BY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL. OTHER PLANS TO KEEP THE TWINS IN THE STATE INCLUDE A MOVE BY SOME MEMBERS OF MINNESOTA'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, TO INTRODUCE BILLS THAT WOULD REVOKE PARTS OF BASEBALL'S ANTITRUST EXEMPTION. JEROLD DUQUETTE IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK "REGULATING THE NATIONAL PASTIME: BASEBALL AND ANTI TRUST. HE SAYS BASEBALL GOT ITS ANTI-TRUST EXEMPTION IN A 1922 SUPREME COURT DECISION.
November 12, 2001 - Major League Baseball owners vote to eliminate two teams before the beginning of next season prompted many listeners to call Morning Edition’s comment line. Host Cathy Wurzer presents a snippet of the commentaries left within the in-box.
November 7, 2001 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interview Wy Spano, co-editor of the newsletter Politics in Minnesota, about recent Minneapolis elections, and the big changes it represents. Minneapolis and St. Paul have both elected a new mayor. State Senator Randy Kelly apparently won the St. Paul mayor's race by about 400 votes. Unofficial results from all 119 precincts show Kelly beating St. Paul City Council member Jay Benanav. In Minneapolis, internet consultant R.T. Rybak overwhelmingly defeated Sayles Belton, even though the incumbent outspent her challenger three-to-one. In a surprise upset, one of Sayles Belton's staunchest allies on the city council, Jackie Cherryhomes, was also defeated. In total, when the city council meets in January, it will have seven new members.
October 12, 2001 - Meterologist Mark Seeley forecasts that snow is on the way, but probably will not stay.
October 8, 2001 - War affects the market because of the uncertainty.
October 4, 2001 - Magda Saikali, in her 40s and orginally born in Egypt grew up in Minnesota and has been here over 30 years. She owns an international clothing shop in St. Paul and is a spokeswoman for Teaching and Learning Islam, an educational community outreach group. Muslim women in Minnesota say they've been targets of discrimination and backlash since the terrorist attacks on September 11th. Many women who practice Islam wear the heijab, or headscarf, to demonstrate their belief in modesty. This show of faith makes them easy to single out for personal harrrassment...and many Muslim women say they are afraid to leave their homes.
October 1, 2001 - Driving past the state offices this morning you'll notice workers out in front carrying picket signs. Members of AFSCME Council 6 and the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees are on strike. They walked off the job at six this morning after contract talks broke down over the weekend. The Govenor says his administration made a fair offer to the unions. John Wodele is the govenor's spokesman.