Govt. Shutdown Would Disrupt Camping Vacations
A government shutdown could disrupt the July Fourth holiday for those planning to use Minnesota's 66 state parks and six recreation areas.
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A government shutdown could disrupt the July Fourth holiday for those planning to use Minnesota's 66 state parks and six recreation areas.
New York retiree Phyllis Hornung has never been to Minnesota and has no ties to the state -- other than the steady stream of campaign donations she sends to Michele Bachmann.
Republicans are starting to pay more attention to the candidates who hope to take on President Barack Obama next year, and so far that's been a good thing for Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty.
Governor Mark Dayton wants to raise taxes on the top 2 percent of income earners in Minnesota to make $1.8 billion. Republicans refuse to raise taxes.
The Senate's lead Republican on transportation is signaling openness to more spending than his caucus leaders have said they will agree to.
The budget spat between Minnesota's Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican state lawmakers moved from the Capitol to a courtroom Thursday, with a judge warning that the stalemate threatens a state constitutional crisis with a government shutdown a week away.
Republican presidential candidate Pawlenty plans to weigh in on the turmoil in the Middle East during a foreign policy address next week in New York.
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is targeting Florida Republicans with a mailer that says investing in his presidential campaign will pay off if it prevents President Barack Obama from leading the country into financial crisis.
There's a sobering prediction about Minnesota's jobless rate if there's a state government shutdown on July 1.
A gay Methodist pastor from western Wisconsin will soon find out her penalty for officiating at a 2009 lesbian wedding.
Some of the President Obama's critics say the drawdown isn't fast enough, while others say the U.S. is taking a risk by getting out too early. One Minnesota father isn't sold on the President's plan.
When Michele Bachmann formally kicks off her bid for the White House on Monday in Iowa, she'll do so after allowing precious weeks to pass without having established the presence needed in the state to woo the GOP activists considered key to winning its leadoff caucuses.
Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican lawmakers insisted Wednesday they don't want the state government to shut down in eight days because of a stalemate over a new budget, but neither side appeared willing to meet the other's demands to prevent it.
Minnesota's highest court has dismissed a petition from four Republican state senators seeking to prevent the judicial branch from authorizing state spending in a government shutdown.
Minnesota's cities are pushing to keep their state aid checks coming even if state government shuts down on July 1.
