Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• State: MillerCoors can't sell in Minn. because of shutdown licensing problem
  The state has told MillerCoors it needs to pull its products from stores, bars and restaurants statewide because of a licensing problem caused by the shutdown.4:50 p.m.
• The Metrodome's new roof rises
  The Metrodome's new roof was engineered to be stronger than the previous one, which collapsed in a record-setting December 2010 blizzard.4:54 p.m.
• Debt limit talks may target federal Medicaid payments to states
  Federal debt limit negotiators in Washington, D.C., may be considering a $100 billion cut in Medicaid payments to the states over the next 10 years. That could spell trouble for Minnesota's already strapped budget.5:15 p.m.
• Judge restores child care assistance during gov't shutdown
  Parents and child care providers are expressing relief at a judge's ruling Wednesday to restore funding for child care assistance programs in Minnesota.5:20 p.m.
• Dayton finds support for budget stance in Rochester
  In a now 13-day old state government shutdown, Gov. Mark Dayton spent Wednesday in Rochester and Albert Lea talking to Minnesotans about the budget impasse.5:24 p.m.
• No free pass during shutdown; anglers must be licensed
  There is no free pass for anglers who thought they could fish through the government shutdown without a fishing license, said Tom Landwehr, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.5:50 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• GOP Conflicted About Debt Ceiling Issue
  President Obama has agreed to accept a deficit-cutting package along with the higher debt ceiling the U.S. needs to continue borrowing, but he wants more revenue alongside the spending cuts. The Republican Party is still wrestling with its response — and even with the concept of the debt ceiling itself.
• Rep. Roskam Discusses Budget Talks
  Representative Peter Roskam (R-IL) talks to Robert Siegel about the deficit-reduction talks — and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell's proposal for breaking the impasse.
• Arctic Exhibit In Texas Highlights A Lifetime Of Work
  Famed Arctic anthropologist Ted Carpenter died last week, but an exhibit with his work that re-creates the feeling of the Arctic is still on display at a museum in Houston.
• Haqqani Discusses Troubled Pakistani-U.S. Relations
  High-level military and intelligence officers from the U.S. and Pakistan are meeting Wednesday, both here and there, trying to ratchet down tensions in a troubled relationship between two allies. The U.S. has suspended hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid to Pakistan. That came after Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lent credence to reports that Pakistani authorities sanctioned the murder of a journalist who was critical of the Pakistani intelligence service. Pakistan labeled Mullen's remarks "extremely irresponsible and unfortunate." That exchange compounded ill-feelings generated by the killing of Osama bin Laden. Robert Siegel speaks with Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's ambassador to the United States, about the deteriorating relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan.
• In Ill., Higher Corporate Taxes Threaten Big Business
  As business giants threaten to leave the state — taking tens of thousands of jobs with them — Illinois lawmakers are reconsidering corporate income tax rates.
• In Minn., State Shutdown Continues
  Robert Siegel speaks with Minnesota Public Radio political reporter Tom Scheck for a check in on the ongoing state shutdown and budget negotiations.
• Exxon Mobil Discusses Mont. Oil Spill
  Montana state officials are accusing oil giant Exxon Mobil of not being transparent or forthright on the oil spill that has fouled the state's Yellowstone River. Michele Norris speaks with Gary Pruessing, the president of ExxonMobil Pipeline Co., about those accusations, the spill and his company's reaction.
• China Seeks To Carve Out A Space Of Its Own
  Having sent "taikonauts" into orbit, China now has the moon and a space station on its horizon. One educator says he doesn't think China will ever "be No. 1" at the rate it's going, but there's a focus on the future — like a new space education center in Beijing, where kids can simulate a rocket launch.
• Summer Sounds: Radio Jingles
  Lee Warner grew up moving town to town, and his memory of summer was always linked to the radio stations in the new locale. He offers this contribution to our series Summer Sounds.
• Obama Takes Big Lead In Raising Re-Election Cash
  Many parts of the economy are strapped for cash this summer, but President Obama's re-election effort is not one of them. It pulled in $86 million in the second quarter. That's a massive amount of cash compared with what Republican candidates have been able to raise in their primary races.

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