In Budget Gridlock, Minnesota Shuts Down

Minnesota shut down today, leaving 20,000 state employees without work, and with state Republicans and Democrats unable to wrangle a new budget, it could stay shut down for some time. Minnesota faces a $5 billion deficit on $34 billion in revenues over its next two-year budget cycle—unsurprisingly, new…

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In Budget Gridlock, Minnesota Shuts Down

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