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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Minnesota Public Radio Stories

Former lawmakers offer advice on budget negotiations
Former DFL House Minority Leader Matt Entenza and former GOP House Tax Chairman Phil Krinkie offer insights into the budget negotiations between the Republican-controlled Legislature and the DFL governor.11:00 a.m.
Guests
Phil Krinkie: Former GOP State Representative (16 years). Small business owner, The Snelling Company. President of the Taxpayers League of Minnesota.
Matt Entenza: Former DFL State Representative (12 years) Four years as House Minority Leader. Founder of think tank Minnesota 2020. Attorney. Former Assistant Attorney General and former prosecutor, Hennepin County.
More from MPR
FAQ on the potential Minnesota government shutdown (07/12/2011)
State employees nervously anticipate shutdown, layoffs (06/28/2011)
Jobs, service on the line as transit faces unprecedented cuts (06/27/2011)
Potential shutdown could cost millions while causing long-term damage (06/27/2011)
List of the potential costs of a shutdown (06/27/2011)
What are the political implications of the budget impasse? (06/24/2011)
Resources
MPR's budget and shutdown coverage
This year's big ideas
Twelve speakers from this year's Aspen Ideas Festival present their "big idea" on the first night of the festival.12:00 p.m.
Guests
Salman Khan: Founder and sole faculty member of the Khan Academy, a not-for-profit organization with the mission of providing a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere.
Paola Antonelli: Senior curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art in New York
Michele Norris: Co-host of NPR's "All Things Considered" and author of the 2010 memoir, "The Grace of Silence."
James Fallows: National correspondent for The Atlantic and has worked for the magazine for more than 25 years, based in Washington DC, Seattle, Berkeley, Austin, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, and now Beijing.
Kristina Johnson: Former under secretary at the US Department of Energy and chairman and CEO of Enduring Energy.
Ta-Nehisi Coates: Senior editor of The Atlantic.
Robin Wright: Former foreign correspondent for The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and TIME magazine. Senior fellow at the US Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson International Center.
Clive Crook: Senior editor of The Atlantic, an opinion columnist at National Journal, and chief Washington commentator and an associate editor of Financial Times. Previously, he worked for more than 20 years at The Economist as economics correspondent, Washington correspondent, economics editor, and finally, for ten years, deputy editor.
Michel Martin: Host of NPR's "Tell Me More" and former correspondent for ABC's "Nightline."
Mark Tramo: Director of UCLA's Institute for Music and Brain Science, and a professor in the Neurology Department of the David Geffen School of Medicine and in the Ethnomusicology Department of the Herb Alpert School of Music.
David Leonhardt: Economics columnist for The New York Times and a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine.
Melody Barnes: Domestic policy advisor for the White House. Before joining the White House, Barnes served as senior domestic policy advisor to Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Prior to joining the campaign, she was executive vice president for policy at the Center for American Progress.
Hanna Rosin: Contributing editor at The Atlantic and founder and co-editor of DoubleX, Slate's women's section.
Resources
Aspen Ideas Festival 2011