Costs include lost productivity, delays and financial penalties. They're beginning to add up even before the shutdown, which will begin Friday if Gov. Mark Dayton and the Legislature don't agree on how to close a $5 billion budget gap.
(06/27/2011)
DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders have ended talks for the day aimed at reaching a budget agreement that would head off a state government shutdown next week.
(06/26/2011)
Minnesota's top leaders wrapped up a
second day of budget talks Saturday by saying they plan to keep talking Sunday.
(06/25/2011)
Twin Cities transit officials say they can keep the buses and trains running on reserve funds for a few weeks if there's a state government shutdown, but they're making plans for fare increases and route reductions if an eventual budget agreement cuts their funds.
(06/24/2011)
Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican
legislative leaders will spend a summer Saturday behind closed
doors trying to head off a state government shutdown that would hit
in less than a week if they can't agree on a budget.
(06/24/2011)
DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders say they're committed to lengthy negotiations over the next two days to try to reach a budget deal and avoid a government shutdown.
(06/24/2011)
Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP legislative
leaders have started what they say will be an all-day meeting aimed
at bridging their state budget differences.
(06/24/2011)
If the budget is balanced -- or state government shuts down -- on July 1, will Minnesota Democrats, Republicans and independent voters be satisfied with their elected leaders?
(Midday, 06/24/2011)
Raising additional revenue will likely be needed in a negotiated budget deal between DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP legislative leaders, former Rep. Paul Kohls said Friday.
(06/24/2011)
Reservations will be disrupted for more than 3,000 campsites in state parks should the government shut down.
(06/24/2011)
Minnesota is just one of several states heading toward a potential government shutdown. Midmorning gets an update on budget battles in California and Iowa and examines why governors and legislators across the nation are engaging in a high-stakes game of chicken.
(Midmorning, 06/24/2011)
State officials and special interest groups appeared in court Thursday to describe which services should be deemed essential and what kind of court intervention is appropriate if the government shuts down on July 1.
(06/23/2011)
Doctors, nurses, dentists and other medical providers are rushing to renew their licenses before a possible government shutdown, or else find themselves prohibited from working.
(06/23/2011)
Republican legislators say the impending state government shutdown is already having a negative effect on the state's roads and bridges, and the chair of the Senate Transportation Committee says it doesn't have to be that way.
(06/23/2011)
Hennepin County is considering whether to lay off employees and close its service centers to prepare for a likely government shutdown.
(06/23/2011)
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