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• Social services beg for money in Minn. shutdown
  A second day of hearings were under way Tuesday morning at the the Minnesota Judicial Center. Retired Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz is considering whether parts of Minnesota state government should be re-opened.July 5, 2011
• State government shutdown: day five
  Today starts the first workweek since the state government shut down on July 1. What impact has the last five days had on a political solution, on unemployed worker's anxiety and on Minnesotan's access to government services?Midmorning, July 5, 2011
• Small tax hike on top earners would be step in right direction
  Income inequality isn't a bad thing, but the economic scales have grown badly out of balance.July 4, 2011
• Recap: A week of negotiation ends in stalemate
  About 22,000 state employees start off the holiday weekend unemployed. That comes after a week of action in the courts and state Capitol as judges prepared for a government shutdown and lawmakers struggled to avert it. On Monday, the two sides were firmly dug in.July 1, 2011
• Confusion over which services will be funded
  The sheer size and complexity of the Department of Human Services not only hampers efforts by officials to determine how it will be affected by the shutdown, but also makes difficult communication with those whom are affected.July 1, 2011
• Largest layoff in state history; 22,000 workers added to unemployment pool
  Today this is the first day of what's undoubtedly the biggest layoff in state history, with 22,000 state employees out of work.July 1, 2011
• Details emerge of budget offers, negotiations
  More than 14 hours into a government shutdown, details emerged Friday about the budget haggling between Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders.July 1, 2011
• Special Master hears appeals to re-open some state services
  Hearings were under way Friday morning at the the Minnesota Judicial Center. Retired Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz is considering whether parts of Minnesota state government should be re-opened.July 1, 2011
• Republican Sen. Amy Koch defends her role in the budget talks
  Morning Edition invited Republican Sen. Amy Koch to defend her role in the budget talks.July 1, 2011
• Voters: Why can't our leaders make a deal?
  Minnesotans around the Twin Cities answer the question, "Why do you think the Minnesota legislature and governor reach a budget deal?"July 1, 2011
• The political dynamics of a shutdown
  This shutdown is much more extensive than the partial shutdown the state saw in 2005. A court order is keeping money flowing to services deemed essential. Reporter Tim Pugmire was up late last night as budget talks broke down.July 1, 2011
• State employees feel the pain of shutdown
  State employees start their first day of a forced vacation without pay today. While lawmakers went in and out of budget negotiations, the employees packed up offices and readied government departments for a shutdown.July 1, 2011
• State government halts, finger pointing starts
  The Minnesota state government shut down early Friday after budget talks broke down Thursday between Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP legislative leaders.July 1, 2011
• Visitors told to leave as state parks close
  Staff in Minnesota's 66 state parks closed up facilities, shut off water and electricity, and told visitors it was time to leave.July 1, 2011
• Analysis of the state government shutdown
  After the governor and legislative leaders failed to reach a budget agreement, Minnesota's state government has shut down. Midmorning gets reaction from around the state.Midmorning, July 1, 2011

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