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Jul 20, 2011 7:33 AM CDT

Minnesota Ends Shutdown

Budget compromise closes $5B shortfall, heads to Gov. Mark Dayton

(Newser) - Minnesota legislators approved a budget today, ending the state's three-week-old shutdown with a 3:30am vote that will likely put some 22,000 state workers back on the clock by tomorrow. Gov. Mark Dayton is expected the sign the series of bills this morning. In order to close a...

Budget Deal a 'Disappointment,' Say Michele Bachmann, Rand Paul; Other Tea Partiers Give Thumbs Up

Tea Party on
Budget Deal:
'We Won' to
'Disappointed'

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Apr 9, 2011 5:56 AM CDT

Tea Party on Budget Deal: 'We Won' to 'Disappointed'

Not everybody's happy, but Boehner doesn't have a mutiny on his hands

(Newser) - John Boehner put a happy face on the grinding budget deal reached last night, but reactions varied among the GOP rank-and-file—specifically those with their eye on the Oval Office. Some reactions from around the Beltway, courtesy of Politico:

Michele Bachman: “The deal is a disappointment for me and

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Senate Passes
Spending Bill,
Avoids Shutdown

Mar 2, 2011 10:59 AM CST

Senate Passes Spending Bill, Avoids Shutdown

Temporary measure cuts $4 billion, will last 2 weeks

(Newser) - Congress is sending President Obama a Republican-drafted bill to trim $4 billion from the budget to keep the government running for two more weeks. The Senate cleared the measure by an overwhelming 91-9 vote that gives the GOP an early but modest victory in its drive to rein in government....

Government Shutdown Likely Averted, for Two Weeks

Feb 26, 2011 5:34 AM CST

Government Shutdown Likely Averted, for Two Weeks

Democrats respond favorably to John Boehner's plan

(Newser) - Looks like a government shutdown has been avoided—for two weeks, at least. Democrats responded favorably last night to a Republican plan for a temporary, two-week extension that would allow the government to continue operating. The trade-off? It also requires a first installment of $4 billion in budget cuts to...

What Would a Government Shutdown Really Mean?

Feb 20, 2011 2:48 PM CST

What Would a Government Shutdown Really Mean?

Based on the last one: layoffs, delayed checks, interrupted services

(Newser) - If the looming government shutdown actually arrives next month, what can you expect? The Los Angeles Times offers a preview, by reporting what occurred during previous shutdowns:

Layoffs: During shutdowns in 1995 and 1996, hundreds of thousands of federal workers lost their jobs. Even federal employees who kept their jobs

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NY Times to
Notify Feds It's
Shutting Globe

May 4, 2009 1:52 AM CDT

NY Times to Notify Feds It's Shutting Globe

(Newser) - The New York Times will file a required 60-day notice with federal authorities that it plans to shut the storied Boston Globe, newspaper officials said last night. Tense negotiations with unions failed to produce millions of dollars in savings Times representatives say are necessary to continue Globe operations. The Newspaper...

Chrysler Will Shut Down
for 2 Weeks

Mar 13, 2008 1:32 PM CDT

Chrysler Will Shut Down for 2 Weeks

Forced July vacation part of automaker's revamping effort

(Newser) - Chrysler plans to shut down all operations for two weeks in July to save money and “accelerate Chrysler's recovery and transformation,” CEO Robert Nardelli writes in a company memo. Employees will take a forced break July 7-20 “in order to create better alignment and efficiency across organizational...