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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
- Shutdown: three budget bills down, six more to go
It's day 19 of the State government shutdown and there's still no word about when Governor Mark Dayton will call a special session to finally pass a state budget.7:20 a.m. 
Constituents react to Rep. Cravaack's plan to move family from district
After six months in office, Rep. Chip Cravaack announced last weekend that he will move his family to New Hampshire.8:25 a.m.- Delay in reaching finalized budget worries state workers
Many expected political squabbling to slow down a solution, but delays in reaching a finalized budget worry some of the roughly 22,000 state workers who remain laid off.8:40 a.m.
National Public Radio Stories
- House To Vote On GOP's 'Cut, Cap, Balance' Plan
The Republican-backed legislation bars any increase in the debt ceiling unless Congress first passes a balanced budget amendment. It has little chance in the Senate, but it could clear the way for a bipartisan fallback plan to avoid default. - Must All Colleges Show Their Graduates Found Work?
Now that the Education Department has released "Gainful Employment" rules for for-profit schools, some would like to see similar standards for non-profit colleges and universities. With student debt increasing, they say it would be useful for students to know what their job chances are. - Imam Arrests Show Shift In Muslim Outreach Effort
The arrests of two imams in Florida by the FBI didn't spark outrage or demonstrations from the local Muslim community. Instead, the way the arrests were handled is being lauded as a model for how law enforcement and communities should work together. - N.J. Adopts Curriculum Dealing With Terrorism
In New Jersey, a new curriculum has been designed to help teachers talk about terrorism in class. Relatives of Sept. 11 victims helped write the lessons. - Texas Schools Study: Most Kids Have Been Suspended
One million seventh-graders were tracked for six years for the study, titled Breaking Schools' Rules. A finding that surprised even veteran educators: 60 percent of those students were suspended or expelled at least once between their seventh- and 12th-grade years. - Ready For Retirement, Shuttles Get A Deep Clean
At the facility where the retired space shuttles are being dismantled and prepared for museum displays, some technicians say even though much of the work is routine, it feels different knowing the spaceships are now permanently Earthbound. - Washed Out: Intimate Electronica
Ernest Greene, aka Washed Out, is a rising star in the world of electronic music. After releasing two well-received EPs, he is out with his first full-length album, Within and Without. Greene says he is still writing songs in a small room in rural Georgia. - China's Baidu Reaches A Deal, Cisco Confirms Layoffs
China's top Internet search engine Baidu has reached an agreement with Sony, Universal and Warner to distribute music through a site called One Stop China. And to Silicon Valley, where the Internet equipment giant Cisco has confirmed it's laying off staff. The company is trying to boost profits, so it's cutting 6,500 jobs. - CalPERS Investments Up 20 Percent For Fiscal Year
The California Public Employees' Retirement System, known as CalPERS, has reported its best earnings in 14 years. CalPERS is the nation's largest public pension system and provides benefits to about 1.6 million state and local employees, retirees and their families. - Borders Closing Its Bookstores After 40 Years
Borders is closing after failing to find a buyer that wants to run the bookstore chain. The bankrupt firm will be liquidated. Some stores will close as soon as Friday.
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