Minnesota braces for government shutdown

July 1, 2011 at 1:34 am in The Daily Republic

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) In an echo of the debate unfolding in Washington, Minnesota hurtled toward a midnight government shutdown Thursday in a dispute over taxes and spending that could force thousands of layoffs, bring road projects to a standstill and close state parks just ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. Continue Reading