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August 29, 2001 - MPR’s Laura McCallum talks with politicians at the State Fair. McCallum interviews Norm Coleman, Bruce Anderson, Paul Wellstone and Mark Dayton.
August 27, 2001 - Two months after lawmakers barely averted a government shutdown, the state is now facing another potential shutdown because of a labor dispute. About 30-thousand state employees vote this week on whether to walk off the job in mid-September. If members of the state's two largest public employee unions reject the state's latest contract offer, it would be the first state employee strike in twenty years - and the largest ever. Union representatives say a strike appears imminent, and state officials are preparing for the possibility. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
August 20, 2001 - For the third year in a row, rebate checks have begun arriving in Minnesotans' mailboxes. Checks totaling nearly 800-million dollars are going out to about three-point-four million Minnesota taxpayers. But Governor Ventura says there's no guarantee there will be a fourth round of rebate checks, and he's urging taxpayers to make sure local officials keep a lid on taxes. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
August 16, 2001 - There's one Minnesota politician who's attracted more media coverage than Governor Ventura this summer - Attorney General Mike Hatch. Hatch has been in the news recently for his investigation of Allina Health System, and throughout his term, has gotten attention for focusing on health care, privacy and consumer issues. Political observers say Hatch would be smart to seek a second term next year, although the Democrat has long sought the office across the hall - the one occupied by Jesse Ventura. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
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July 10, 2001 - MPR's Laura McCallum reports that Governor Ventura has emerged from a bruising legislative session with his approval ratings intact. In the first poll since a special session narrowly averted a government shutdown, Ventura's approval ratings have remained steady, and nearly half of those polled think he should run for a second term next year.