state government shutdown

Having taken lumps over last summer's government shutdown, Minnesota lawmakers are considering ways to take the sting out of any future budget standoffs.

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Claims against the state for interrupted road work during last summer's government shutdown are piling up. So far, 29 claims by highway contractors who lost work have been settled for $2 million.

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Minnesota budget officials say a 20-day government shutdown in July cost the state nearly $60 million but saved it about $65 million in salaries that weren't paid to state employees.

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Was Minnesota's 20-day government shutdown a money saver or budget drain? The Department of Minnesota Management and Budget plans to answer that question Tuesday with a report detailing costs and savings during the July standoff.

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The budget deal that ended Minnesota's government shutdown relies heavily on $640 million borrowed against money from the 1998 tobacco settlement.

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The administration of Gov. Mark Dayton says state employees idled by the shutdown can check a state website to know what day to come back to work.

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The Minnesota Historical Society plans to reopen its museums, historic sites and library to the public Saturday after the state government shutdown ends.

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Minnesota may soon have an end to its government shutdown, but re-starting the machinery of the state will probably take a few days.

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Governor Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders emerged from a 3-hour negotiating session this afternoon to announce a budget agreement.  Here's what they had to say.

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The state government shutdown means the Department of Natural Resources won't be changing the walleye slot limit on Lake Mille Lacs this summer.

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