October 2010
• About the Center, Part 1, 10/13/10 • About the Center, Part 2, 10/20/10 • Doings in rural England, 10/27/10
September 2010
• Back to school, 9/1/10 • Harvest time, 9/8/10 • Views from the candidates, 9/15/10 • Annual broadband survey results, 9/22/10 • Preparing for disaster, 9/29/10
August 2010
• Live from Farm Fest, gubernatorial debate, 8/4/10 • After the primary, 8/11/10 • TeleWorks, 8/18/10 • Midwest Rural Assembly, 8/25/10
July 2010
• Farm Fest 2010, 7/7/10 • Regional Competitiveness at Farm Fest,7/14/10 • Ag update, 7/21/10 • County fair time, 7/28/10
June 2010
• Impact of European troubles on us, 6/2/10 • School broadband study, 6/9/10 • School broadband study, part 2, 6/16/10 • Regional competitiveness one year later, 6/23/10
May 2010
• The changing face of the legislature, 5/5/10 • Meeting in the Midwest, 5/12/10 • End of session, 5/19/10 • Budget holes, 5/26/10
April 2010
• Role of health insurance in economic development, 4/7/10 • Rural capital, Part 1, 4/14/10 • Rural capital, Part 2, 4/21/10 • Governor’s race, 4/28/10
March 2010
• Looking at the budget forecast, 3/3/10 • U.S. Census, Part 2, 3/10/10 • The legislature so far, 3/17/10 • School broadband, 3/24/10 • Saving human capital for small towns, 3/31/100
February 2010
• Legislative preview, 2/3/10 • What the U.S. Census means to us, 2/17/10 • The State of Manufacturing, 2/24/10
January 2010
• New year, new challenges, 1/6/10 • Reporting from the Rural Policy Network, 1/13/10 • Rural Policy Network, Part 2, 1/20/10 • Dealing with cuts for higher ed, 1/27/10
December 2009
• Rail in Minnesota, 12/2/09 • The State of Manufacturing, 12/9/09 • Another look at high-speed Internet, 12/16/09 • A look back at 2009, 12/23/09 • A look forward to 2010, 12/30/09
November 2009
• Missing meals: Talking with Second Harvest, Part 1, 11/4/09 • Missing meals: Talking with Second Harvest, Part 2, 11/11/09 • The rural economy, 11/18/09 • What we’re thankful for, 11/25/09
October 2009
• Technology challenges for Minnesota, 10/7/09 • Economic stimulus in Minnesota, 10/14/09 • Agriculture updates, 10/21/09 • Legacy tax generating funds for the arts in rural areas, 10/28/09
September 2009
• Unemployment this Labor Day, 9/2/09 • The start of a new school year, 9/9/09 • Two hot topics: H1N1 and unemployment, 9/16/09 • What’s new with the governor’s race, 9/23/09 • Community supported farming, 9/30/09
August 2009
• Midwest Rural Assembly, 8/5/09 • Feelings running high around health care, 8/12/09 • Talking health care, Part 1, 8/19/09 • Talking health care, Part 2, 8/26/09
July 2009
• Talking breweries, 7/1/09 • Talking wineries, 7/8/09 • County fairs and community festivals, 7/15/09 • The cost of gas in rural Minnesota, 7/22/09 • Going to Farm Fest, 7/29/09
June 2009
• A wide-open governor’s race, 6/3/09 • Introducing Yvonne Simon, 6/10/09 • The unallotment process, 6/17/09 • Cost of living and the price of gas, 6/24/09
May 2009
• The value of tourism, 5/6/09 • Regional Competitiveness, 5/13/09 • The unallotment process, 5/20/09 • Global agriculture, 5/27/09
April 2009
• U.S. Census one year out, part 1, 4/1/09 • U.S. Census one year out, part 2, 4/8/09 • New study on rural schools, 4/15/09 • Legislative wind down, 4/22/09 • Influenza outbreak, 4/29/09
March 2009
• Looking at state revenue, 3/4/09 • Changing the way we measure unemployment, 3/11/09 • Thinking about after the recession, 3/18/09 • Newspapers in the community, 3/25/09
January 2009
• Outlook for 2009, 1/7/09 • State-to-state collaboration, 1/14/09 • And now to work, 1/21/09 • The budget dilemma, 1/28/09
February 2009
• Education research for rural schools, 2/4/09 • The rural share of the stimulus package, 2/11/09 • Tell us what’s going on, 2/17/09 • Talking Census of Agriculture, 2/25/09
December 2008
• Minnesota’s projected deficit, Part 1, 12/3/08 • Minnesota’s projected deficit, Part 2, 12/10/08 • Talking more economics, Part 1, 12/17/08 • Talking more economics, Part 2, 12/24/08 • Year-end wrap up and review, 12/31/08
November 2008
• Rural America and the president-elect, 11/5/08 • The Center’s new executive director, Part 1, 11/12/08 • The Center’s new executive director, Part 2, 11/19/08 • New issue of Rural Minnesota Journal, 11/26/08
October 2008
• The credit crisis, Part 1, 10/1/08 • The credit crisis, Part 2, 10/8/08 • Rural credit, Part 1, 10/15/08 • Rural credit, Part 2, 10/22/08 • Rural networking, 10/29/08
September 2008
• A prepared workforce, 9/3/08 • Reviewing the new Farm Bill, Part 1, 9/10/08 • Reviewing the new Farm Bill, Part 2, 9/17/08 • Reviewing the new Farm Bill, Part 3, 9/24/08
August 2008
• Upcoming ag policy research, 8/6/08 • Demographics and voter turnout, 8/13/08 • Building alliances between rural and urban, 8/20/08 • Regional competitiveness, 8/27/08
July 2008
• Housing in Greater Minnesota Part 1, 7/2/08 • Housing in Greater Minnesota Part 2, 7/9/08 • Housing in Greater Minnesota Part 3, 7/16/08 • Looking through a rural lens, 7/23/08 • Transportation funding blues, 7/30/08
June 2008
• Energy security, 6/4/08 • Education research, 6/11/08 • Thoughts on the governor’s race 2010, 6/18/08 • The next Rural Minnesota Journal, 6/25/08
May 2008
• Rural Internet study, 5/7/08 • Comparing rural Minnesota and England, 5/14/08 • Legislative wrap, 5/21/08 • Bioscience in Minnesota, 5/28/08
April 2008
• Early childhood development, 4/2/08 • Competitive advantage, 4/9/08 • What now for the bonding bill?, 4/16/08 • The arts and the economy, 4/23/08 • The arts and the economy Part 2 , 4/30/08
March 2008
• The bonding bill, 3/5/08 • A talk with State Economist Tom Stinson, 3/12/08 • Tom Stinson Part 2, 3/19/08 • Nursing, 3/26/08
February 2008
• Legislative session begins, 2/6/08 • Farm Bill 101, 2/13/08 • Farm Bill 101 Part 2, 2/20/08 • Gas tax, 2/27/08
January 2008
• Happy New Year, 1/2/08 • New Hampshire mania, 1/9/08 • The WalMart Effect, 1/16/08 • Local food, 1/23/08 • Super Tuesday, 1/30/08
December 2007
• Developing small businesses, 12/05/07 • The Center’s strategic plan, 12/12/07 • Know your numbers, 12/19/07 • Wind energy, 12/26/07
November 2007
• The arts and economic development, 11/28/07
October 2007
• Rural Economic Development Part 1, 10/3/07 • Rural Economic Development Part 2, 10/10/07 • Tim Penny, 10/17/07 • Rural Minnesota Journal, 10/24/07 • Predictions, 10/31/07
September 2007
• Introducing Louis Hohlfeld, 9/5/07 • What the Center is doing now, 9/19/07 • Strategic planning for the Center, 9/26/07
August 2007
• The future of the Farm Bill, 8/1/07 • Visiting with legislators from other states, 8/8/07 • Minnesota’s micropolitan suburbs, 8/15/07 • Upper Midwest Rural Health Conference, 8/22/07 • Thanks and good night, 8/29/07
July 2007
• The political influence of rural America, 7/4/07 • Three Minnesotas, 7/11/07 • Economic diversity, 7/18/07 • Farm Bill 2007, 7/25/07
June 2007
• The future of ethanol, 6/6/07 • Considering the new Farm Bill, 6/13/07 • Will there be a special session? 6/20/07 • The first National Rural Assembly, 6/27/07
May 2007
• Minnesota’s energy mandate, 5/2/07 • Local foods, 5/9/07 • Special session, 5/16/07 • The rural community, 5/23/07 • Session wrap-up, 5/30/07
April 2007
• Transportation issues at the Legislature, 4/4/07 • The digital divide in 2007, 4/11/07 • 2006 Census estimates, 4/18/07 • Conference committees at the Legislature,4/25/07
March 2007
• New Rural Minnesota Journal, 3/7/07 • Session update, 3/14/07 • Property tax study, 3/21/07 • Omnibus bills, 3/28/07
February 2007
• Health care in rural Minnesota, 2/7/07 • Property tax relief, 2/14/07 • Telecommunications in Minnesota, 2/21/07 • DM&E railroad, 2/28/07
January 2007
• Do we have a rural policy? 1/3/07 • The future of our very small communities, part 1, 1/10/07 • The future of our very small communities, part 2, 1/17/07 • Reviewing the Governor’s budget, 1/24/07 • Micropolitan communities, 1/31/07
December 2006
• Understanding the budget surplus, 12/6/06 • The Center’s new JOBZ report, 12/13/06 • Transportation Issues for 2007, 12/20/06 • Happy New Year, 12/27/06
November 2006
• Job quality in rural Minnesota, 11/1/06 • The latest report on JOBZ, 11/8/06 • Looking forward to the next session, 11/15/06 • Giving thanks, 11/22/06 • Black Friday in Rural Minnesota, 11/29/06
October 2006
• Minnesota Initiative Foundations’ anniversary, 10/4/06 • Blandin Broadband Conference, 10/11/06 • Inter-City Leadership visit, 10/18/06 • Report on Latino education, 10/25/06
September 2006
• Upcoming primaries, 9/6/06 • Earned Income Tax Credit, 9/13/06 • How we view rural Minnesota, 9/20/06 • Our Canadian neighbors, 9/27/06
August 2006
• Rural Minnesota Journal, Issue 2, 8/2/06 • RMJ and education, 8/9/06 • Mid-America Tour, 8/16/06 • Start of school, 8/23/06 • Releasing Rural Minnesota Journal, 8/30/06
July 2006
• Latino student acheivement, 7/5/06 • Talking with legislators, 7/12/06 • Motor Vehicle Sales Tax, 7/19/06 • 2006 Rural Health Conference, 7/26/06
June 2006
• Symposium on rural cities, 6/7/06 • Small rural schools, 6/14/06 • Broadband and economic development, 6/21/06 • Latino students, 6/28/06
May 2006
• Revisiting ethanol policies, 5/03/06 • Local option sales tax, 5/10/06 • Entrepreneurship system, 5/17/06 • Legislative wrapup, 5/24/06 • Municipal enterprises, 5/31/06
April 2006
• 2006 Bonding bill, 4/5/06 • Legislative update, 4/12/06 • After the break, 4/19/06 • Office of Entrepreneurship, 4/26/06
March 2006
• 2006 Session under way, 3/1/06 • Rural Minnesota vs Rural America, 3/8/06 • Constitutional amendments, 3/15/06 • Demograpics and the future workforce, 3/22/06 • Eminent domain, 3/29/06
February 2006
• College prep, 2/1/06 • Anniversary show, 2/8/06 • Rural Neighborhoods, 2/15/06 • I-90 Group, 2/22/06
January 2006
• Off to a good start, 1/4/06 • New Telecom Report, 1/11/06 • Launching the Rural Minnesota Journal, 1/18/06 • Shifting Transportation Funding? 1/25/06
December 2005
• The Budget Surplus, 12/7/05 • Extending the School Calendar, 12/14/05 • The Latest JOBZ Report, 12/21/05 • Happy New Year, 12/28/05
November 2005
• The New Homestead Act, 11/2/05 • Alternative Energy, 11/9/05 • Visiting Washington, D.C., 11/16/05 • Happy Thanksgiving, 11/23/05 • Computer Ownership, 11/30/05
October 2005
• Rural Governance, 10/5/05 • Broadband in Minnesota, 10/12/05 • Lessons from Bellingham, 10/19/05 • Wind Power, 10/26/05
September 2005
• Digital TV, 9/7/05 • Rural Colleges conference, 9/14/05 • Education and Economics, 9/21/05 • Lessons from the hurricanes, 9/28/05
August 2005
• Farm Fest Forum, 8/3/05 • The Role of Rural Colleges, 8/10/05 • Rural Schools, 8/17/05 • Alternative Energy, 8/24/05 • Meth in rural Minnesota, 8/31/05
July 2005
• Municipal broadband systems, 7/6/05 • Transportation issues, 7/13/05 • Special Session, 7/15/05 • JOBZ update, 7/27/05
June 2005
• Special Session, 6/1/05 • Graduation Day, 6/8/05 • Small Town Vision, 6/15/05 • The Next Farm Bill, 6/22/05 • Health disparities, 6/29/05
May 2005
• Farm payments, 5/4/05 • Innovation Network, 5/11/05 • Legislative ethanol bill, 5/18/05 • Legislative leadership, 5/25/05
April 2005
• Regional Economic Development, 4/6/05 • Preparing for Entrepreneurship, 4/13/05 • Regional Ingenuity, 4/20/05 • What’s Rural? 4/27/05
March 2005
• Health Insurance, 3/2/05 • MinnesotaCare, 3/9/05 • Venture capital, 3/16/05 • Economic development bills, 3/24/05 • Legislative progress, 3/30/05
February 2005
• Welcome to RuralMn Radio, 2/2/05 • Ethanol and E20, 2/9/05 • JOBZ, 2/16/05 • Legislative session, 2/23/05
