Tax Hike Fight: Minn. Government shutdown could be mere hours away
Minnesota’s state government could be headed for a shutdown at the end of the day Thursday barring a budget agreement that so far remains elusive.
Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders failed to strike a budget deal Wednesday, which the governor had called pivotal to preventing major disruptions to state services. Such a shutdown would serve as a potent symbol of gridlock between a Democratic governor who wants to raise taxes and Republican legislative majorities who refuse.