IP candidate for gov proposes riverboat casinos One of the Independence Party candidates for governor is proposing the state open six riverboat casinos to help the state's budget problem.June 17, 2010
Medicare discrepancies hang over Sebelius' Mayo visit Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius's visit to the Mayo Clinic today comes after a recent report that Minnesota will receive money earmarked for states which provide low-cost, high-value health care. But just how much money Minnesota will receive is far from certain.June 3, 2010
Federal health law becoming an issue in governor's race A plan that would shift about 100,000 low-income Minnesotans from two state health programs into a federal program has the support of three Democratic and the Independence Party candidates for governor. Rep. Tom Emmer, the Republican candidate, opposes the plan.May 25, 2010
Counter-terror expert Michael Hurley on current security upheaval Former senior staff member of the 9/11 Commission and CIA officer Michael Hurley joins Midday to discuss the staff shakeups in national intelligence and recent intelligence failures.May 24, 2010
Effects of ballpark tax ripple through Hennepin County When county commissioners narrowly approved a county-wide sales tax to pay for about two-thirds of the $545 million park they threw in a carrot for backers of libraries and youth sports -- a promise that excess money from the ballpark tax would go to those activities.May 18, 2010
Senator: Lawmakers need to devise Vikings stadium plan DFL Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller said Wednesday that the state's political leaders will need to come up with a plan for a new Vikings stadium.May 18, 2010
Insurance for poor adults survives budget cuts, barely Some last-minute negotiations at the Capitol pumped an additional $10 million into General Assistance Medical Care, a program for poor, single adults and childless couples. But in the end, GAMC is still taking a more than 75 percent funding cut.May 18, 2010
Rep. Tony Sertich, DFL-Chisholm, on the 2010 session DFL Rep. Tony Sertich is the majority leader of the Minnesota House. He was in on the negotiations with Gov. Tim Pawlenty on the final budget deal we've been hearing about in this half hour.May 17, 2010
Progress being made, but no budget deal yet at Capitol Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Friday that progress is being made to erase a nearly $3 billion budget deficit less than three days before the deadline for legislators to pass bills.May 14, 2010
Lawmakers fishing for a deal with 3 days to go Budget negotiations continued Friday, even though Gov. Tim Pawlenty was 300 miles away from St. Paul preparing for the governor's fishing opener.May 14, 2010
Away from the Capitol, frustration with lawmakers evident This unscientific sample of Minnesotans at the Mall of America found different approaches to dealing with the budget shortfall, but unanimous discontent that the governor and lawmakers are having such a hard time getting their jobs done.May 14, 2010