Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Former budget negotiators offer insights on final day
  Former DFL Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Tom Hanson, former deputy chief of staff and finance commissioner for Gov. Tim Pawlenty, explain the budget negotiating process. They were both involved in the 2005 budget impasse and partial government shutdown. What needs to happen today?11:00 a.m.
  Guests
  Margaret Anderson Kelliher: Former Speaker of the Minnesota House. State Representative (1999-2011) (DFL-Minneapolis) Now president of the Minnesota High Tech Association.
  Tom Hanson: Former Commissioner of Management and Budget and former Deputy Chief of Staff for Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Now associate at Winthrop & Weinstine.
  More from MPR
  GOP, Dayton end Wednesday meetings with no budget deal (06/29/2011)
  Shutdown scorecard (06/29/2011)
  Shutdown: Minnesotans take care of last-minute business (06/30/2011)
  Ruling preserves funding for health care, welfare (06/30/2011)
  State employees brace for loss of paychecks (06/30/2011)
  Shutdown picture becomes clearer; budget solution remains elusive (06/29/2011)
  As shutdown nears, state park cancellations mount (06/29/2011)
  FAQ on the potential Minnesota government shutdown (07/12/2011)
  Shutdown would halt construction projects, strand workers (06/29/2011)
  Families, child care services lose out in judge's ruling (06/29/2011)
  Senior services will continue during shutdown (06/29/2011)
  Resources
  MPR's shutdown blog
  MPR's "Frequently Asked Questions" about shutdown
• Aspen Ideas: David Brooks shares his 'modesty manifesto'
  David Brooks speaks at the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival about what he sees as a disturbing shift in our cultural values. He argues we have become a nation of over-confident individuals drowning in praise, and warns some of the larger problems of modern society are reflective of these attitudes.12:00 p.m.
  More from MPR
  David Brooks at the Westminster Town Hall Forum (03/31/2011)
  Columnist David Brooks on 'The Social Animal' (03/16/2011)
  David Brooks on the psychology behind politics (01/14/2011)
  How much government is good government? (12/10/2010)
  New York Times columnist David Brooks on the human mind (07/16/2010)
  Resources
  Aspen Ideas Festival 2011

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