Photo: #Itasca State Park Manager Matt Snyder speaks with Terri Anderson, who was packing up a camper on Thursday, June 30, 2011 -- the day before state parks closed because of the state government shutdown.
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Itasca State Park Manager Matt Snyder speaks with Terri Anderson, who was packing up a camper on Thursday, June 30, 2011 -- the day before state parks closed because of the state government shutdown. (MPR Photos/John Heller)

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Minnesota's budget

State government shutdown: day five


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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?

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  • Pat Lopez: Political editor for the Star Tribune.
  • Steve Perry: Managing editor for Politics in Minnesota.

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