Minnesota takes first steps toward a shutdown
Minnesota leaders racing to avoid expensive shutdown
The costs of a delayed budget have started to accumulate in the face of July 1 deadline.
June 5, 2021 — 5:29pm
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State leaders remain adamant that they can avoid a government shutdown that could prove far more problematic than Minnesota's last closure a decade ago, which cost taxpayers at least $85 million and put 19,000 people out of work.
Lawmakers need to pass a new budget before July 1 to prevent a shutdown and are behind schedule as they race to beat the clock. Meanwhile, the expenses that come with closing down state government are already are starting to add up.