Mondale, Carlson To Weigh In On State Shutdown
Former Vice President Walter Mondale and former Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson have called a news conference to discuss the state government's shutdown.
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Former Vice President Walter Mondale and former Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson have called a news conference to discuss the state government's shutdown.
Now that there is a government shutdown and construction projects have been stopped, a Minnesota Department of Transportation worker is being told he now has to work six hours away from his home and family.
As Republican Sen. Ted Daley hustled up Yankee Doodle Road in the lineup for Eagan's Fourth of July parade, some of his constituents wondered loudly why he wasn't at the state Capitol 10 miles to the north trying to end the state government shutdown that was in its fourth day.
A judge has ruled that food-shelf operators across Minnesota can continue to distribute food despite the state government shutdown.
The race is off at Canterbury Park for the time being, and horse owners and jockeys are not sure how long they can hold out if the state government continues its shutdown.
On this Holiday weekend, many families are feeling the mounting pressure of the state government shutdown.
Before the shutdown became official on July 1, a Minnesota judge issued a bare-bones list of services that must be maintained when the state government shuts down.
As Minnesota's government shutdown drags on, Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislators are likely seeking a way out.
WCCO Sunday Morning was packed with talk of the state shutdown. Esme Murphy spoke with both sides of the aisle as the state shutdown.
Police say that arsonists appear to have lit a small fire in a house that Gov. Mark Dayton once lived in early Saturday morning in retaliation for the government shutdown.
Minnesota Zoo officials say the zoo plans to reopen Sunday after a judge ruled Saturday in favor of the zoo's petition to remain open during the government shutdown.
The gates of the Willow River State Park in Hudson, Wis., are open, and many of the campers in the parking lot have Minnesota license plates.
The Minnesota governor whose state has shut down in part because of his demand that taxes be raised on the rich is a man who was born into money.
In the 20 minutes it took Friday night to dip into a sporting goods store with three kids in tow the temperature dropped 15 degrees and the sky turned an ominous blackish blue.
