April 17, 2003 -
April 17, 2003 - A bill that would allow slot machines at Canterbury Park racetrack in Shakopee is on its way to the House floor. The slots would be operated by the State Lottery, and revenues would be divided between the state and the track's owners. By Canterbury estimates, that means the state would get about 100 million dollars over the next two years. House Republicans are counting on those proceeds to support their budget plan, but Senate DLFers and Governor Pawlenty have both voiced opposition to the plan. Bill Eadington (EED ing ton) is an economics professor and Director of the Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming at the University of Nevada in Reno. He's on the line now.
April 17, 2003 - A disagreement over how to replace the much-maligned Profile of Learning academic standards is raising the possibliity that the Profile could survive for another year. Education commissioner Cheri Pearson Yecke presented a draft of new fact-based standards to lawmakers earlier this week. House Republicans generally agree with the proposal, but the DFL Senate is seriously considering an alternative that was created by teachers more than a year ago. Joining us on the line is the DFL chair of the Senate education policy committee Steve Kelley, and the Republican chair of the House education policy committee Barbara Sykora. That is the DFL chair of the Senate education policy committee Steve Kelley. We also spoke with the Republican chair of the House education policy committee, Barb Sykora.
April 16, 2003 -
April 16, 2003 - Northwest Airlines announced today that it in the first quarter of this year it lost nearly 400 million dollars, adding to what analysts expect will be one of the worst quarters in aviation history. Yesterday, Northwest outlined a plan to its machinists which includes a two percent pay cut plus over 14 hundred more job cuts. Earlier this year, Northwest cut its schedule by 12 percent and announced 49 hundred temporary layoffs. Joel Denney is an Airline Analyst with the investment firm U.S. Bancorp (BANK-core) Piper Jaffray. He's on the line now. Joel Denney is an Airline Analyst with the investment firm U.S. Bancorp (BANK-core) Piper Jaffray.
April 15, 2003 - FIRE CREWS ARE HOPING TO CATCH A BREAK TODAY FROM BATTLING BRUSH AND GRASS FIRES THAT HAVE BEEN POPPING UP AROUND THE STATE. THE WARM, WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS FUELED MORE FIRES YESTERDAY...FROM BRAINERD TO CLOQUET AND OVER TO GILBERT....DOWN TO THE TWIN CITIES. THE LARGEST GRASS FIRE IN THE METRO WAS NEAR BLAINE. BECAUSE IT'S SO DRY..Officials have imposed fire burning restrictions statewide. Joining us on the line is Jean Bergerson with the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center. Jean Bergerson is with the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center.
April 14, 2003 -
April 11, 2003 - On this Word of Mouth program, MPR’s Chris Roberts looks at the Penumbra production of August Wilson’s “Seven Guitars,” Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis hosting the fifth annual American pottery festival, a play adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’s “Main Street” novel, and “Dancing with Shadows” performance art.
April 10, 2003 -
April 9, 2003 -