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    Don Davis/State Capitol Bureau House Speaker Kurt Zellers tells reporters Wednesday that he suggested that he, Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch and Gov. Mark Dayton lock themselves into a room Friday and Saturday and not come out until they have a budget deal. Dayton and Koch agreed.
    Minnesota leaders to lock in before a shutdown
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    newsJune 22, 2011 - 9:21pm
    June 21, 2011
    School district sends layoff notices as government shutdown looms
    WORTHINGTON -- In preparation for a possible July 1 government shutdown, District 518 sent layoff notices to 470 employees, including the superintendent, principals, teachers, paraprofessionals and custodians. Three Democratic-Farmer-Labor state legislators from the Minneapolis-St....
    newsJune 21, 2011 - 9:46pm
    June 20, 2011
    Don Davis/State Capitol Bureau House Speaker Kurt Zellers, with Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch, asks Gov. Mark Dayton to return to budget negotiations with a significant offer. No high-level budget talks have occurred since Thursday, with 10 days left before a potential government shutdown.
    No budget negotiations happening
    ST. PAUL -- Ten days remain before the state budget runs dry, but no high-level budget talks have occurred since Thursday. Republican legislative...
    newsJune 20, 2011 - 8:36pm
    June 16, 2011
    Don Davis/ State Capitol Bureau Gov Mark Dayton on Thursday says a Republican budget proposal is disappointing because it does not raise spending "even $1" to compromise with his proposal.
    Dayton declares budget talks at impasse
    ST. PAUL -- Minnesota's budget talks are at an impasse and two weeks before a potential state government shutdown Gov. Mark Dayton said he does...
    newsJune 16, 2011 - 8:26pm
    June 14, 2011
    Letters warn Minnesotans about shutdown
    ST. PAUL -- Minnesotans are beginning to hear directly from state officials what a government shutdown could mean to them. More than 600,000 Minnesotans are opening letters from the Department of Human Services this week warning that their health-care and other benefits could stop...
    news/lettersJune 14, 2011 - 9:47pm
    Minnesota West prepares for shutdown
    WORTHINGTON -- Minnesota West Community and Technical College sent layoff notices to some employees last week in preparation for a possible state government shutdown. The threatened shutdown may have lasting repercussions for Minnesota West and other schools in the Minnesota State...
    newsJune 14, 2011 - 9:41pm
    June 13, 2011
    Courts may decide impact
    ST. PAUL -- The impact of a state government shutdown is in the hands of Minnesota judges. State Attorney General Lori Swanson on Monday laid groundwork for them to become involved if the governor and legislators cannot agree on a budget before July 1.
    news/crime-and-courtsJune 13, 2011 - 11:32pm
    June 8, 2011
    Colleges face possible shutdown
    ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is gearing up for a government shutdown. Or not. A Wednesday emergency meeting of the 54-campus system's board of trustees resulted in a resolution supporting shutdown preparation.
    sportsJune 8, 2011 - 8:28pm
    May 25, 2011
    State commissioners turn attention to shutdown
    ST. PAUL -- Minnesota Revenue Commissioner Myron Frans says it has been "business as usual" in his department, but that is about to change as the state faces what the governor calls a likely government shutdown. Frans said he, like other state commissioners, looked at plans drawn...
    news/government-and-politicsMay 25, 2011 - 4:10pm
    Commissioners told to prepare for shutdown
    ST. PAUL -- Minnesota state commissioners received marching orders this morning to prepare for a state government shutdown on July 1. However, Commissioner Jim Schowalter of Minnesota Management and Budget said the first priority remains trying to negotiate a deal for the next two-year...
    news/government-and-politicsMay 25, 2011 - 11:30am
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