Prospects For Budget Deal Dim; Shutdown Near
A sweeping shutdown of Minnesota state government appears likely as a midnight deadline approaches.
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A sweeping shutdown of Minnesota state government appears likely as a midnight deadline approaches.
Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty sidetracked from the presidential campaign trail to urge fellow Republicans at the Capitol to not back down in their budget standoff with his Democratic successor.
Minnesota hurtled toward a midnight government shutdown Thursday in a dispute over taxes and spending that could force thousands of layoffs, bring road projects to a standstill and close state parks just ahead of the Fourth of July weekend.
Republican Michele Bachmann will close out her opening-week presidential campaign swing with a three-day bus tour of Iowa that includes six planned stops.
The lines are longer at licensing centers as Minnesotans try to beat the possible suspension of many state services scheduled for 12:01 a.m. Friday.
On Wednesday, a Minnesota judge issued a bare-bones list of services that must be maintained if state government shuts down which will happen at midnight Thursday.
As Rep. Michele Bachmann tours the country criticizing government as too big and too expensive, the Republican presidential candidate has come under mounting scrutiny over public dollars flowing to family business interests.
Minnesota's governor and top Republican lawmakers broke from a sixth straight day of budget talks Wednesday without solving an impasse over the $5 billion deficit, hours after a judge issued a bare-bones list of services that must be maintained if state government shuts down.
As Rep. Michele Bachmann tours the country criticizing government as too big and too expensive, the Republican presidential candidate has come under mounting scrutiny over public dollars flowing to family business interests.
It seems our Wisconsin neighbors are already cashing in on the uncertainty surrounding the looming government shutdown in Minnesota.
People lined up throughout the day at the Mall of America in Bloomington as Bristol Palin made an appearance for her new memoir, titled "Not Afraid of My Life. My Journey So Far." Fans needed to purchase the book to get it signed.
The Minnesota Vikings say they are still working on a proposal for a new stadium in Arden Hills.
A Minnesota judge issued a bare-bones list of services that must be maintained if state government shuts down.
The number of services that will stay open if a government shutdown occurs will be limited, according to a Minnesota judge.
Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders are back in budget talks with less than two days until a state government shutdown.
