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MPR Midmorning with Kerri Miller (Hour 1) |
Midmorning continues its series about the Minnesota budget shortfall with lawmakers who are running for governor. We will ask Representatives Tom Emmer and Paul Thissen where they stand on governor Pawlenty's budget priorities. (Broadcast [...]
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has said if more Americans knew how poorly the public defender system worked in many cases, "they would be shocked and angered." Legal representation of the poor in Minnesota, according to the legislative auditor, is hampered by caseloads that are too high. Two public defenders talk about what they see as a long overdue look at the system from the feds. (Broadcast [...]
Drug options are dwindling for doctors to treat certain types of infection. The biggest challenges come from evolution, science and economic factors that hinder the technology behind drug development. (Broadcast [...]
Many economists warn that America's unemployment rate will stay stubbornly high in the coming years. The question then becomes what happens to workers if job creation doesn't happen. (Broadcast [...]
The superintendents of the Minneapolis and St. Paul public school districts join Midmorning to share their vision for progress and overcoming the achievement gap in Twin Cities public schools. (Broadcast [...] |
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