The legislative session must end at midnight and a budget deal between legislators and the governor seems unlikely. The House passed a bill to change the way the seat belt law is enforced and debated medical marijuana for the first time. Over the weekend lawmakers failed to override the governor's vetoes.
Mary's Page
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11/20/09/4:49 pm Franken's Cooking & Healthcare
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11/18/09/5:48 pm Health Care Concerns
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11/16/09/4:47 pm Unallot Lawsuit
Health Care
H1N1 Update (10/23/09)
Michael Osterholm is one of the world's leading authorities on the H1N1 virus. We'll talk about vaccine delays... pig cases... and death rates in an extended interview.
Almanac - October 23, 2009 (10/23/09)
The Week's Monologue (10/23/09)
Bick Smith does the honors. He ruminates about the big, puffy, teflon-roofed building over in Minneapolis.
H1N1 Update (10/23/09)
Michael Osterholm is one of the world's leading authorities on the H1N1 virus. We'll talk about vaccine delays... pig cases... and death rates in an extended interview.
A Green Honor (10/23/09)
Minneapolitan Farheen Hakeem was elected this week to be one of the national co-chairs of the Green Party. We talk to her about what it means to be Green.
Ann Reed Performs in Studio (10/23/09)
Minnesota folk icon Ann Reed stops by for her first-ever Almanac appearance. She chats about her new CD and plays us a tune.
Medicare... Getting There (10/23/09)
Our friend Jan Smaby is the host of a new tpt series --"Getting There"-- aimed at Minnesotans Fifty Plus. We show an excerpt from an upcoming program. The topic is Medicare.
Help for the Central Corridor (10/23/09)
A group of foundations has come together to form the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative. The goal of the group? To help businesses cope with the changes that light rail will bring. Jonathan Sage-Martinson is our guest.
Tales of the Road: Grand Portage (10/23/09)
There's a great story connected to the tip of Highway 61 at Grand Portage. Cathy Wurzer brings it to us.
Instant Runoff Voting Debate (10/23/09)
Next month St. Paul residents will vote on whether to bring IRV to their city. We hear from a proponent and an opponent.
The Wrapup (10/23/09)
Two Minnesota history questions (who was that famed football coach? and spoke those words about the United Nations in Minnesota in 1960?) Plus another tune by Ann Reed.
Health Care Debate Takes Over Airwaves (10/16/09)
More than one hundred million dollars in health care ads have flooded American airwaves. We talk to leaders of state chapters of two of the leading spenders. Michele Kimball with AARP Minnesota and Bill Blazar with the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce join Cathy and Eric on the couch.
Flu Pandemic Prep (09/18/09)
H1N1 flu has hit Minnesota hard this month. Officials are meeting and preparing businesses, schools and individuals to handle the pandemic. Our guests are John Stine, Assistant Health Commissioner with the Minnesota Dept of Health, Dr. David Hilden from Hennepin County Medical Center and Carmen Teskey, Minneapolis Public Schools’ nursing supervisor
The Political Science Panel (09/11/09)
The President's health care address to congress will be one of the topics with this week's version of our political scientist panel. Larry Jacobs and Kathryn Pearson teach politics at the U of M. Dan Hoffrenning rounds out the group. He's a political science professor at St. Olaf.
Kevin Diaz Checks In From D.C. (09/11/09)
Star Tribune political reporter joins us by web cam from our nation's capitol to talk health care and other issues.
This Week's Political Panel (07/24/09)
The Obama Health care proposal is one of the topics for this week's group. Republicans David Strom and Andy Brehm match wits with Democrats Ember Reichgott Junge and Judy Carter Grundstrom.
H1N1 (06/05/09)
What's the proper level of concern about this flu virus? Mike Osterholm heads the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the U of M.
The Session That Was (05/22/09)
Mary Lahammer wraps up the wild end to the 2009 legislative session.
Capitol Update - May 18, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009 - 7:59 pm
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