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Minnesota's state government shutdown slid toward the three-week mark on Monday as key Republican legislators and members of Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton's administration scurried to translate a handshake budget deal into bills that can pass the GOP-controlled Legislature.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is ordering the state Capitol and State Office Building to reopen to the public in advance of a special session to end the state's government shutdown.
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann signed a pledge Monday opposing any increase in the U.S. debt limit, after adding her own stipulation on health care.
The Minnesota Capitol will be open to the public when lawmakers return for a special session to end the state's government shutdown.
Not only are Minnesota lawmakers writing the bills behind closed doors, they are writing the bills inside the State Capitol, which is closed and locked to the public.
A special panel on redistricting appointed by Minnesota's Supreme Court chief justice will hold a series of public meetings to give interested people and groups a chance to be heard on the once-a-decade process of redrawing the state political map.
The judge who oversees the Minnesota government shutdown is refusing to let the liquor keep flowing.
This is Day 17 of the state government shutdown and despite a weekend of negotiations, there is still uncertainty about when it will end. What is known is that the special session will not start on Monday.
There won't be a special session of the Minnesota Legislature on Monday but officials say work is continuing to end the state's government shutdown.
Minnesota may soon have an end to its government shutdown, but re-starting the machinery of the state will probably take a few days.
An election judge for the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe has nullified Donald "Mick" Finn's election as secretary-treasurer in a June 28 special election.
Because of Minnesota's government shutdown, an Arizona man will never know if his monster muskie broke a state record from 1957.
Minnesota Congressman Chip Cravaack says attack ads are pressuring him to begin running for re-election.
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann is planning to sign a spending limit pledge that a South Carolina senator has turned into a threshold test for 2012 presidential hopefuls seeking his support.
Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf spoke with Gov. Mark Dayton on Friday, telling him that now is the time to discuss a new stadium since the outlines of a state budget deal are finally in place.
