Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Committee approves list of outdoors projects
  A citizens' group today approved a list of projects to fund with new sales tax money earmarked for environmental projects.5:20 p.m.
• New tax plan up for discussion at the Capitol
  A new revenue plan is on the table at the State Capitol. The chair of the House Taxes Committee introduced a wide-ranging bill today that would raise some taxes and cut others.5:25 p.m.
• St. Cloud airport expands during tough economic times
  The St. Cloud Regional Airport just finished a nearly $5 million terminal expansion. Airport officials say St. Cloud can now fully serve as a reliever airport to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.5:50 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Obama, Cuomo Target AIG Bonuses
  President Obama is asking Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to block retention bonuses planned by AIG — and New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is also taking a hard look at the plan.
• HIV/AIDS Numbers Rise In Washington, D.C.
  A new report finds that 3 percent of D.C. residents have HIV or AIDS — a 22-percent increase since 2006. Shannon Hader, the HIV-AIDS administration director for the District of Columbia, offers her insights.
• Science Group Bids To Boost Physics Teachers
  Last year, Georgia universities graduated a total of three physics teachers, highlighting a national trend. The National Science Foundation has a plan to boost the ranks of physics teachers, in Georgia and in other states.
• Obama Aide Goolsbee Weighs In On AIG
  Austan Goolsbee, chief economist on the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, offers his view of the AIG bailout and the fresh controversy over bonuses.
• Obama's Sky-High Approval Ratings Slip
  President Obama entered office with very high approval ratings. Now, for the first time since he took office, the president's approval ratings have slipped from 64 percent to 59 percent. Pew Research Center President Andrew Kohut discusses the poll.
• Students 'Go Green' In San Francisco
  Go Green, a program in San Francisco schools, gives high school students cell phones that can help them monitor how much carbon they're using. Many say it gives them incentive to walk more and drive less.
• Pakistani Justice To Get Job Back After Protests
  Pakistan's government says it will reinstate the former chief justice of the Supreme Court. The opposition party had threatened a massive protest march. Adil Najam, a professor at Boston University, says a revolution is under way in Pakistan.
• Some Senators Settle Into New (And Dingy) Digs
  The U.S. Capitol is among the most glamorous buildings in the country, but freshman senators' first offices are amid the basement's boiler rooms and repair shops, a long and convoluted walk from the actual Senate chambers.
• Letters
  Melissa Block and Michele Norris read from listeners' e-mail.
• AIG Bonuses: Reaction From The Jobless
  What do people who are unemployed in Detroit think about bonuses paid to AIG executives?
• High-Tech At South By Southwest Festival
  Omar Gallaga offers a rundown on the new technology on display at the technology wing of the South By Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. The next big thing may be an electronic business card.
• AIG Names Banks It Helped With Bailout Funds
  AIG has disclosed the names of U.S. and European banks with whom it shared billions of U.S. bailout dollars. The list underscores important elements of the complex AIG story.
• Obama, AIG And The Economy
  The Obama administration reacts to news that the struggling insurance giant AIG, a major recipient of federal bailout funds, plans to pay tens of millions in bonuses to employees. Meanwhile, White House rhetoric shifts on two contentious campaign issues.
• Remixing YouTube, One Video At A Time
  The latest viral video doesn't just come from YouTube — it's a remix of it. Amateur musicians with video cameras and homemade gadgets are all the playthings of an Israel-based musician and producer named Kutiman, who blends their sounds and images into unique songs.
• Bankruptcy Takes A Personal Toll On Retailer
  A family-owned chain of New England housewares stores has filed for bankruptcy protection. But the battle to keep up with the court's requirements and to prove that he's running a viable business is rough on Bowl & Board owner Mark Giarrusso.

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