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Minnesota government goes into shutdown in partisan dispute over how to fix $5 billion deficit

By Martiga Lohn,Patrick Condon, The Associated Press  | July 01, 2011
Gov. Mark Dayton speaks during a news conference hours before the midnight deadline to pass a budget at the Minnesota State Capitol Thursday, June 30, 2011 in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Genevieve Ross)
Gov. Mark Dayton speaks during a news conference hours before the midnight deadline to pass a budget at the Minnesota State Capitol Thursday, June 30, 2011 in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Genevieve Ross)

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota state government has shut down for the second time in six years after political leaders couldn't agree on how to solve a $5 billion budget deficit.

Talks between Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and top Republicans fell apart well before a midnight deadline. Dayton demanded tax increases on top earners, but the GOP refused.

The effects of the shutdown were being felt even before the final failure, as the state padlocked parks and rest areas. The full impact will hit Friday, with thousands of state employees laid off and a wide array of services suspended.

Critical functions like state troopers, prison guards, the courts and disaster responses will continue.

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