Friday, July 1, 2011
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
Why couldn't Dayton and the GOP agree on a budget solution?
Many state government functions are closed Friday, as Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders failed to solve a $5 billion budget shortfall by the June 30 deadline. How did it get to this point, and what can be done to get the state moving again?11:00 a.m.GuestsPam Wheelock: Former State Finance Commissioner and chief legislative negotiator for Independence Party Governor Jesse Ventura. Now vice president, Bush Foundation.Mike Mulcahy: MPR political editorRepresentative Paul Thissen: DFL House Minority Leader (DFL-Minneapolis)Senator Amy Koch: GOP Senate Majority Leader (R-Buffalo)Representative Kurt Zellers: Speaker of the Minnesota House (R-Maple Grove)More from MPRListen to GOP leaders speech before the shutdown (07/01/2011)Q & A: How will the shutdown affect roads? (07/01/2011)FAQ on the potential Minnesota government shutdown (07/12/2011)Visitors told to leave as state parks close (07/01/2011)Kaler: U of M to operate as normal after shutdown (07/01/2011)State employees feel the pain of shutdown (07/01/2011)Resources
Journalist Robin Wright on the rebellion of the young in the Middle East
Longtime foreign correspondent Robin Wright speaks at the Aspen Ideas Festival about her new book, "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World." The book details the movements shaking the Middle East, fueled by a huge cultural shift happening among a young populace.12:00 p.m.More from MPRYemen claims 30 Islamic militants killed in south (06/07/2011)The latest from Syria, Yemen and Libya (06/06/2011)Obama tells Israel: Go back to 1967 borders (05/19/2011)Arab world offers Obama rhetorical tightrope (05/19/2011)Resources
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