Economy

GAMC

tptadmin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:13:46 -0600

Our state's General Assistance Medical program is scheduled to go away early next year. This week we start a three part series exploring state medical services to our Minnesota's poorest residents. Mary Lahammer starts off the series with some background on how we got to where we are.

Tough Times

tptadmin — Fri, 2 Oct 2009 16:24:08 -0500

MPR Economic Reporter Chris Farrell and Augsburg U prof Jeanne Boeh give us their take on Friday's weak employment figures.

Money Talk with Nathan Dungan

tptadmin — Fri, 5 Jun 2009 17:44:30 -0500

It's another in our series of summertime money chats with financial guru Nathan Dungan. This week's topic explores whether Minnesota students should be required to take a finance class in high school. Weigh in with your own opinion at 651-229-1430.

Talking Financial Literacy

tptadmin — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:03:41 -0500

It's our summertime series of reports in which we look at the ways that people spend and save money. Financial expert Nathan Dungan explains our approach to the series and hands out the first of his homework assignments.

Download the Money Temperament worksheet here. This file is an Acrobat PDF - you will need the free Acrobat Reader to view and print it.

Senate Leaders

tptadmin — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:34:31 -0500

Senate leaders Larry Pogemiller and Dave Senjem join us live with a preview of the session's final days...and nights.

Pirates at the Capitol

Mary Lahammer — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:30:22 -0500

As the Great Lakes lawmaker Rep. Tom Huntley (DFL-Duluth) had some fun with Minority Leader Seifert's amendment for "no taxpayer support for pirate lovers and terrorists." Huntley offered his faux amendment to "protect the Great Lakes from pirates" then went on to define pirates as people who say "arrgh" and wear "puffy shirts." He then withdrew his amendment while wearing a play pirate hat and pretending to have a severed arm. Lawmakers are getting punching after many long days on the floor.

Rep. Seifert didn't think it was funny saying "this is serious, not a joke." This, moments after House Speaker Kelliher gave Seifert a birthday present of a pirate hat and swords (plastic). Seifert says Omar Jamal from the Somali Justice Center was aiding Wali-i-Musi the only pirate to survive the recent taking of an American ship captain. Seifert added "taxpayers shouldn't be supporting those who support and defend people who attack Americans." The amendment wasn't allowed.

Metro Housing Sales Up, Prices Still Down

tptadmin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:07:20 -0500

Numbers released Friday show that Twin Cities home sales are up by 21 percent from the same time last year, but prices are down by about 23 percent. Rae Jean Malone with the St. Paul Area Association of Realtors joins us to explain.

Almanac at the Capitol - April 1, 2009

tptadmin — Wed, 1 Apr 2009 17:44:48 -0500

The budget and bonding are at the heart of Mary's news-of-the-week, legislators from northwestern Minnesota assess the impact of the flooding, and Finance Commissioner Tom Hanson discusses the distribution of federal stimulus money.

Capitol Update - March 30, 2009

Mary Lahammer — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:44:19 -0500

The House DFL unveils its bonding bill, House Democrats want to change the unemployment rate, and a Senate committee considers free fishing for people 90 and over.

View the Capitol Update for March 30, 2009.

Capitol Update - March 30, 2009

tptadmin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:42:04 -0500

The House DFL unveils its bonding bill, House Democrats want to change the unemployment rate, and a Senate committee considers free fishing for people 90 and over.