Minnesota Shutdown Day Six: News from Around St. Michael

The state government of Minnesota has shut down.

After weeks of intense negotiations, capped by closed-door sessions through the waning minutes of June 30, Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican lawmakers failed to agree on an operating budget for the coming biennium.

This shutdown affects a number of residents and services in and beyond St. Michael.

Follow the latest shutdown developments:

July 6 

 Aggregated Coverage

Alexandria Echo Press: Budget talks resume with agreement to talk more
Computer World: Minnesota furloughs 75% of IT staff amid shutdown
Kare 11: Minn. budget talks resume, but deal remains elusive
KSTP-TV: Shutdown Forces St. Paul Concert Cancellation
Minnesota Public Radio: Zellers renews call for 'lights on' bill, says gambling a revenue option
Minnesota Public Radio: Mondale, Carlson organize commission on shutdown
MinnPost: Minnesota's nonprofits feel the pain of government shutdown
Star Tribune: Vandals trash closed state parks
Star Tribune: 'Same gulf' divides Dayton, GOP
Wall Street Journal: Pawlenty Fires Back Over Minnesota Shutdown
New York Times (Editorial): Antitax Extremism in Minnesota

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