In yet another sign that the job market is still stuck in a rut, more Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week than the week before.
Four days after Minnesota leaders said they reached a budget deal, the state government remains shut down.
Democratic governor Mark Dayton and leaders of the Republican-controlled legislature have reached a deal that will close Minnesota's budget gap and end the state government's shutdown "within days."
Fitch Ratings downgraded Minnesota's debt ratings in the wake of a government shutdown stemming from a budget dispute.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders discuss the progress made over the state budget.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said he thinks he and legislators are out of "good" options in the battle to bring Minnesota's government out of a shutdown that's been in place since Friday morning, though he remains "committed."
A budget stalemate forced a virtual full shut down of the Minnesota government on Friday, and left only a limited array of state services in operation over the busy holiday weekend.
Minnesota residents are far from pleased about their state's government shutdown.
The government shutdown in Minnesota could drag on for days as a spokeswoman for Gov. Mark Dayton said talks probably won't happen until after the July 4 holiday.
Minnesota lawmakers fail to come up with a budget deal, leading to a government shutdown. Chris Welch reports.
The Minnesota government was forced to shut down Friday for the second time in six years after lawmakers failed to reach a budget agreement before a midnight Thursday deadline.
Despite all the heated rhetoric and the gloomy economic forecasts, most states will start the new fiscal year Friday with budgets in place.
Only a limited array of state services would continue in Minnesota if there is a government shutdown Friday, a judge ruled.
The neediest residents in Minnesota could lose their lifelines if there is a state government shutdown.
Time is running out for Minnesota's parks and highway rest stops, not to mention 36,000 state employees.
From coast to coast, new governors warn of tough times ahead but vow a commitment to bi-partisanship.
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Jumping into a heated free-speech dispute a year before the presidential primaries, the Supreme Court on Friday accepted a pair of appeals over a sweeping campaign-finance reform law that limits "issue ads."
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Sen. Mark Dayton Wednesday defended his decision to close his Capitol Hill office until after the November 2 election, saying it would have been "immoral" to leave his staff members as "human shields" facing a possible terrorist attack while he returned home to Minnesota.
U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton, D-Minnesota, closed his Capitol Hill office Tuesday until after the November 2 election, fearing a possible terrorist attack that could harm his staff or visitors.
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