Social Issues

The Future of Aging

tptadmin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:01:59 -0500

Minnesota is growing older. That's one of the topics we've tackled this Sesquicentennial year. How well is our state positioned to deal with our graying population? Demographer Hazel Reinhardt is joined by Carol Daly with the Vital Aging Network and Eric Schubert with Ecumen.

Global Gov

Mary Lahammer — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:28:25 -0500

Gov. Tim Pawlenty went global today officially announcing Minnesota is joining the ONE campaign to end worldwide poverty and disease. Pawlenty said his administration was in the planning stages of a possible trade mission to Africa. The governor noted that Sens. Obama and McCain have been engaged in the ONE campaign. Pawlenty, however was not willing to engage on any of the vice presidential talk. He did confirm that he will travel to Ohio and Pennsylvania this weekend. He doesn't know yet if he'll be going to Denver on behalf of McCain.

For about the past month Pawlenty has been his old self again with the press corps (and kids who he never fails to impress): Laid back, sarcastic, calm. I've been writing and saying for about a month now that it seems like Pawlenty knows if he'll be #2--not sure if he's it or not. Ever since he visited McCain campaign headquarters and said he'll no longer speculate on VP talk he has seemed to mellow out. Today, while he would not take VP questions, he gave us a lot of helpful quotes about the upcoming RNC. He said he's been in many meetings the past week particularly on security and the "level of preparedness is good...we're ready." He also spoke at length about how the convention will boost Minnesota's future tourism and convention business. Pawlenty is scheduled to address the convention on Thursday. To many that means he won't be addressing the convention as a VP candidate.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar was also at the press conference in support of the ONE campaign. Afterwards, I talked to her about her plans to address the DNC not just once but twice. She said her first talk on Monday will focus on "ethics reforms" and Tuesday with other women her message will be "protecting the family checkbook."

Postville Postscript

tptadmin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:42:27 -0500

This Sunday Twin Citians will bus down to Iowa in protest of recent arrests at a meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa. Steve Date from MinnPost will make the trip and he gives us a preview. Look for Steve's post-rally video and report in Monday's MinnPost.

Historian Chat

tptadmin — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:28:01 -0500

We bring you the fourth and final installment of our Sesquicentennial Historian discussions. This week our guest is Bill Green. While many know him as the Superintendent of Minneapolis Schools, Green is also an historian and author of A Peculiar Imbalance, which examines race in early Minnesota.

Hy Berman Talks History

tptadmin — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:12:08 -0500

We're asking a group of thoughtful historians to ponder the meaning of Minnesota's Sesquicentennial celebrations. This week it's U of M Professor Emeritus Hy Berman's turn.

Close The Gap

tptadmin — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:18:47 -0500

We present a clip from the Minnesota Channel series Close the Gap, which takes a critical look at disparities — economic, racial and geographical — in the Twin Cities region.

Capitol Update - April 17, 2008

tptadmin — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:30:42 -0500

Headlines

tptadmin — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:52:35 -0500

Legislative leaders met with the governor to talk about end-of-session negotiations. The Senate gives preliminary approval to a K-12 education bill with some interesting policy changes. A heated debate about surrogate motherhood takes place on the Senate floor. And activists urge lawmakers to make funding for long-term care a top priority.

Capitol Update - April 8, 2008

tptadmin — Tue, 8 Apr 2008 13:55:17 -0500

Governor Pawlenty Live!

tptadmin — Fri, 4 Apr 2008 15:49:09 -0500

Tim Pawlenty joins Cathy and Eric at the Almanac table to talk about a contentious week at the Capitol.