December 28, 1998 - January Fourth marks not only the beginning of the Jesse Ventura administration ...but also the end of Arne Carlson's 30 year political career. Carlson will be remembered for the record number of bills he vetoed, his love of the Gophers' basketball team and for his flamboyant ex-wife....but the Carlson legacy will be marked by the record budget surpluses that piled up during his watch. Carlson admits it will be difficult leaving the public stage, but he says he has no regrets. Minnesota Public Radio's Mike Mulcahy has a look back at the Carlson years....
September 21, 1998 - Governor Arne Carlson has ordered state flags lowered to half staff through Thursday evening to honor Muriel Humphrey Brown. Carlson called Brown "truly a Minnesota treasure." The widow of former vice president Hubert Humphrey, and mother of four children including gubernatorial candidate Skip Humphrey died yesterday in a Minneapolis hospital. She was 86 years old. Minnesota Public Radio's Mike Mulcahy has this remembrance:
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April 30, 1996 - Mainstreet Radio’s Catherine Winter reports on efforts of a restorative justice program in Bemidji. Winter talks with criminal justice officials about the approach to better connect criminals to understanding and addressing their unlawful acts beyond the sole consequence of incarceration.
September 22, 1995 - An MPR retrospective of the late former Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich. Highlights various reports, speeches, interviews and commentary. Following the MPR radio scrapbook, Hy Berman, history professor at University of Minnesota, discusses Perpich and his political legacy.
September 21, 1995 - A special Talk of Minnesota program, reflecting on the life and times of Rudy Perpich, the former Minnesota governor, who passed away earlier in the afternoon. Program presents reports from the capitol, and commentary from individuals who knew Perpich. MPR’s Gary Eichten also takes comments from listeners.
August 18, 1995 - Arne Carlson, Minnesota governor, speaking to school administrators at Radisson hotel in Bloomington. Carlson addressed was about ways to improve Minnesota's education system. The Governor said school buildings should be open for a longer day and spoke about vouchers, performance-based pay, changes in teacher tenure and collective bargaining. Following speech, MPR’s Mike Mulcahy interviews Larry Pogemiller, Minnesota state senator and chair of the Senate Education Committee; and Alice Johnson, DFLMinnesota state representative and chair of the House Education Committee, give a DFL response to his speech. Mulcahy also takes listener comments.
August 16, 1995 - Call-in on the findings of a survey on women's concerns, priorities, and solutions.
May 18, 1995 - On this Midday, MPR’s Mark Mulcahy reports on the status of Minnesota state legislative as session nears an end. Following report, MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews Steve Sviggum on jets and corporate blackmail, Larry Pogemiller on K-12 education, Becky Kelso on higher education, Carol Flynn on transportation, John Marty on elections and gift bans, Matt Entenza on child support, Ron Abrams on city/suburb wars, Gene Merriam on the big picture, and Doug Johnson on taxes.
March 16, 1995 -