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Food shelves fret that shutdown threatens supply

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota government shutdown is threatening delivery of tons of food to pantries statewide.

FEATURE SPOT -- COLUMN

It’s not an all-cuts budget

Early this month your editorial complimented the governor for “trying” to resolve the impasse over the Minnesota budget.

Local Government

AFSCME union accepts leave

It’s not a completely rosy picture for Mower County employees. Though about 39 Mower County employees will be ...

FLIPPER (FRONT PAGE)

Shutdown: Down for the count

With Minnesota’s state government closed for business, local legislators say they feel frustrated but are determined to reach ...

Local Government

Flood projects to continue during shutdown

The city’s flood mitigation projects will continue in lieu of the government shutdown, Austin City Council decided Thursday ...

FLIPPER (FRONT PAGE)

Parks power down for shutdown

Jim and Renay Dolton of Alden hoped to spend their summer at the White Fox Campground at Myre-Big ...

News

Lottery winners will have to wait to claim prizes

Because of the state shutdown, lottery operations ceased Friday.

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Pawlenty bolsters Republicans in shutdown standoff

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty sidetracked from the presidential campaign trail to urge ...

News

Minnesota shutdown prompts political blame game

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — With Minnesota's state government closed for business, the focus shifted Friday to who's ...

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Minnesota braces for shutdown as budget talks stop

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A wide-ranging state government shutdown bore down on Minnesota on Thursday, threatening to ...

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Tick, tock … tick, tock

A state government shutdown could become a reality at 12:01 a.m. Friday. While Ramsey County Judge Kathleen Gearin ...

Letters to the Editor

Racino legislation deserves look as state faces shutdown

Sen. Mike Parry deserves our praise for co-authoring racino legislation this year. Given the current state of the ...

FEATURE SPOT -- COLUMN

Tax the rich, avoid a shutdown

For crying out loud! Two percent of Minnesotans are ruling the other 98? It doesn’t sound like democracy ...

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Daily Dose: BP man sentenced for burglaries; 39 county employees on leave

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Minn. judge limits services to stay open in shutdown

ST. PAUL — The operation of Minnesota state government would be restricted to critical functions in a shutdown ...

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