Gov't Centers Getting Busy Before Potential Shutdown
Lines for licenses are growing and waits are getting longer at Hennepin County Government centers as residents prepare for a state government shutdown.
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Lines for licenses are growing and waits are getting longer at Hennepin County Government centers as residents prepare for a state government shutdown.
After five days of secretive budget negotiations with Republican lawmakers, Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton said Tuesday that their next meeting will determine whether a state government shutdown can be avoided with just hours to spare.
On Tuesday, the decision was made to keep the Minnesota court system open if the state government shuts down two days from now. But what else could be added to that list? And what will remain closed?
In her new White House bid, Republican Michele Bachmann has gone to the dogs. And cats. And birds.
Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty is calling on Republicans to resist "isolationist sentiments" he said would endanger U.S. interests around the world.
A judge has ordered the Minnesota state court system to remain open if state government shuts down Friday.
The impact of a possible government shutdown is already fueling traffic at Twin Cities Department of Motor Vehicles locations.
Michele Bachmann's claim that she has "never gotten a penny" from a family farm that's been subsidized by the government is at odds with her financial disclosure statements. They show tens of thousands in personal income from the operation.
With the threat of a government shutdown looming, the Metropolitan Council has planned a series of public hearings to collect input regarding possible reductions in transit service and fare increases.
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is acknowledging "misspeaking" occasionally, including wrongly claiming that actor John Wayne was from her Waterloo, Iowa hometown, but says she's "a substantive, serious person" who would be a good president.
Anglers who still need fishing licenses for the holiday weekend are being advised to buy them by Thursday in case Minnesota state government shuts down over the ongoing budget impasse.
Gov. Mark Dayton has proclaimed Tuesday "Linda Scheid (shyd) Day" in Minnesota and ordered flags lowered to half-staff in honor of the longtime Democratic state lawmaker who died earlier this month.
Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders met briefly Monday, but kept a tight clamp on whether their private meetings have produced any progress toward a budget deal that would head off a government shutdown at the end of the week.
Anticipating a state shutdown, Hennepin County has sent layoff notices to 1,300 employees.
Outspoken tea party favorite Michele Bachmann cast herself as the "bold choice" for the Republican presidential nomination as she formally kicked off her campaign Monday in her Iowa home town.
