Almanac: At the Capitol

Historian Chat (05/30/08)

We bring you the fourth and final installment of our Sesquicentennial Historian discussions. This week our guest is Bill Green. While many know him as the Superintendent of Minneapolis Schools, Green is also an historian and author of A Peculiar Imbalance, which examines race in early Minnesota.

Hy Berman Talks History (05/16/08)

We're asking a group of thoughtful historians to ponder the meaning of Minnesota's Sesquicentennial celebrations. This week it's U of M Professor Emeritus Hy Berman's turn.

Close The Gap (04/18/08)

We present a clip from the Minnesota Channel series Close the Gap, which takes a critical look at disparities — economic, racial and geographical — in the Twin Cities region.

Capitol Update - April 17, 2008 (04/17/08)

Headlines (04/16/08)

Legislative leaders met with the governor to talk about end-of-session negotiations. The Senate gives preliminary approval to a K-12 education bill with some interesting policy changes. A heated debate about surrogate motherhood takes place on the Senate floor. And activists urge lawmakers to make funding for long-term care a top priority.

Capitol Update - April 8, 2008 (04/08/08)

Governor Pawlenty Live! (04/04/08)

Tim Pawlenty joins Cathy and Eric at the Almanac table to talk about a contentious week at the Capitol.

School Busing History (02/15/08)

Dan Bergin takes a look at historic efforts in Minneapolis in the 1970s to desegregate schools there. This clip is from an upcoming Minnesota Channel documentary, Close the Gap, done in conjunction with the Itasca Project.

Political Science Party (01/04/08)

There's no better time to be a political scientist. The Iowa caucuses have just ended and New Hampshire is right around the corner. We check in with Steve Schier of Carleton College, Larry Jacobs from the U of M, Hamline's David Schultz and Stacey Hunter Hecht from Bethel University.

The Political Week that Was (08/31/07)

A possible special session ... a new presidential caucus date ... and the arrest in Minnesota of a U.S. Senator have made this anything but a sleepy August news week. Republican panelists Fritz Knaak and David Strom mix it up with Democrats Ember Reichgott Junge and Andy Dawkins.