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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Budget problem 'sinking in slowly'
Minnesota legislators are a month away from their deadline to send all tax and budget bills to Gov. Tim Pawlenty, but there is a doubt whether Minnesotans understand the state faces a serious budget p...
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Dayton details budget impasse in St. Cloud visit 
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton hit the road Tuesday to tell a friendly St. Cloud audience his side of the budget impasse with Republican lawmakers, a standoff that has led to a state government shutdown that is now in its 12th day.
By Associated Press , July 12, 2011
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LIVE ONLINE AT 10 A.M.: Dayton discusses Minnesota budget in St. Cloud
Watch Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton's live talk at a St. Cloud roundtable about the Minnesota budget and the continuing shutdown, with special emphasis on its impact on special education, starting at about 10 a.m. The livestream is provided courtesy of The Uptake, a citizen journalism project. Scroll down the page to view at 10 a.m.
By Herald Staff Report , July 12, 2011
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SHUTDOWN IN MINNESOTA: 7,700 millionaires at center of debate
Gov. Mark Dayton wants these 7,700 people making more than $1 million a year to pay higher income taxes, either permanently or as a two-year surcharge. Republican legislative leaders have said no, and some of the state's top earners said in interviews this week that the "tax the rich" plan rings hollow to them.
By Dee DePass and David Phelps , July 08, 2011
Mondale-Carlson bipartisan commission suggests shutdown solution
A commission convened by former Vice President Walter Mondale, a Democrat, and former Gov. Arne Carlson, a Republican, says a $5 billion deficit could be erased by cutting $3.6 billion in projected spending and raising $1.4 billion in taxes.
By Rachel E. Stassen-Berger and Bob von Sternberg , July 08, 2011
MINNESOTA SHUTDOWN: 'We want to work for Minnesota'
Public employees rally in Crookston in support of DaytonRobert Goosen said he’s been in this situation before. “I guess I’m kind of used to getting laid off,” he said. But this time is different. Goosen, 47, is now a heavy equipment mechanic for the Minnesota Department of Transportation and has been without work for seven days, since the Minnesota government shut down.
By Erik Burgess , July 07, 2011
In Minnesota budget mess, two sides have some options
For all their rhetoric, Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP leaders have shown hints they could compromise, and in some cases offered small clues on how.
By Martiga Lohn , July 04, 2011
Judge says public safety, health workers to remain working in shutdown
Chief Judge Kathleen Gearin of Ramsey County District Court Wednesday ordered the state to follow a list presented two weeks ago by Gov. Mark Dayton that would keep more than a third of the state’s nearly 40,000 workers on the job even without a budget.
By Don Davis , June 29, 2011
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COUNTDOWN TO SHUTDOWN: Last-chance Minnesota negotiations begin in silence
Minnesota’s governor and legislative leaders sequestered themselves Wednesday morning for what was described as a final run at making a budget deal to avoid a Friday government shutdown.
By Don Davis , June 29, 2011
Minnesota shutdown: Budget talks back on
ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s top politicians resume talks today after Gov. Mark Dayton refused a chance to offer hope that state government will remain open when the budget runs out Friday.
By Don Davis , June 27, 2011
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Minnesota budget talks to resume this afternoon
The Senate announced the meeting late this morning, but there was no word about why Sunday’s budget talks suddenly broke off. There also was no indication about what leaders would discuss today.
By Don Davis , June 27, 2011
Marathon Minnesota budget talks begin
House Speaker Kurt Zellers cheerily welcomed the governor and other legislative leaders to his office Friday morning as two days of intensive budget talks began a week before state government could shut down if they are not successful.
By Don Davis , June 24, 2011
Groups look at Minnesota shutdown, budget issues
State government and outside organizations are pursuing a two-pronged approach to state spending: write a new budget and prepare for a shutdown if no new spending plan passes in time.
By Don Davis , June 20, 2011
U of M regents OK 5% hike in tuition
The University of Minnesota regents approved what the university president called a "dismal" a budget that raises tuition by 5 percent for most resident undergraduate students and trims millions of dollars in costs through layoffs, program cuts, a wage freeze and health care changes.
By Chris Williams , June 20, 2011
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