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• Lawmakers ask court to cut off funding for essential sevices
  A group of Republican state lawmakers has asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to stop funding for essential services during the state government shutdown.July 8, 2011
• Detective's petition to continue work is denied
  A judge has ruled that seven detectives who investigate financial crime for the state commerce department are not essential workers.July 8, 2011
• Food inspectors will be shorthanded at fairs
  With fewer than 20 percent of its inspectors on duty because of the shutdown, the Minnesota Department of Health say it won't have enough staff to thoroughly inspect the food served at festivals in the state.July 8, 2011
• If it lasts, shutdown could make history
  State government has been shut down now for a full week, and a budget agreement between Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP legislative leaders is nowhere in sight.July 8, 2011
• Shutdown's effects on business only to get worse
  Economists warn that even if the shutdown ends soon, some negative effects could endure, including a hit to Minnesota's reputation.July 8, 2011
• Minnesota Shutdown: Day eight
  As the the state government shutdown enters its second week, politicians are throwing sharper jabs, tourism is losing more money and the stalemate has no end in sight. Midmorning covers the shutdown's impact from out-state to the State House.Midmorning, July 8, 2011
• Simoneau discusses the 'third way'
  A former DFL state representative, speaks about a panel's recommendations for a "third way" to resolve the budget standoff.July 7, 2011
• Detective at odds with top brass, petitions special master
  A detective for the state's Commerce Department today asked a special master that his work be ruled essential.July 7, 2011
• With government shut down, workers' comp claims in limbo
  Without a working state government, disputes over workers' compensation benefits are on hold, leaving thousands of medical insurance claims in limbo.July 7, 2011
• The shutdown stalemate enters day 7
  Midmorning gets the latest on the political stalemate at the Capitol, as Minnesota's state government shutdown drags in to its seventh day.Midmorning, July 7, 2011
• Parents await ruling on child care assistance subsidy
  Affording child care continues to be a concern for the 26,000 subsidized families who are cut off during the state government shutdown, now in its seventh day. A judge could rule to continue distributing funds toward child care.July 7, 2011
• Federal funds run dry for predatory wolf control program
  A federally funded program that controls predatory wolves in northern Minnesota will soon be out of money, putting livestock and pets at risk.July 7, 2011
• More negotiations, but no fix yet from Dayton and GOP
  Republicans are calling for a special session, but Gov. Mark Dayton said he's isn't willing to call lawmakers back yet. "We've got the same gulf between us that we've had all along," Dayton said.July 6, 2011
• Added pain: Shutdown costs millions
  The state's six-day-old shutdown over state spending is costing it millions of dollars - a toll that will only rise the longer it lasts.July 6, 2011
• Dayton offers new tax plan; Republicans reject it
  DFL Gov. Mark Dayton unveiled a new proposal Wednesday aimed at breaking the budget impasse that has led to the state government shutdown -- and Republicans quickly rejected it.July 6, 2011

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