Editorial: GOP remains the party of no. (Winona)
Editorial: Anti-tax extremism in Minnesota. (NYTimes-Strib)
Zellers/Dean/Michel/Koch: Grover Norquist looms over Minnesota’s budget impasse. (MinnPost)
Editorial: Vulnerable residents need more protection than wealthy. (Marshall)
Editorial: GOP must give for shutdown to end. (Fergus Falls-Austin)
Editorial (Parry-Howe): Will serious lawmakers please step up? (Rochester)
Editorial: When a bad budget deal beats no deal – GOP should accept Dayton’s offer on school aid, cigarette tax. (Strib)
Column: Minnesota provides process for recalling elected state officials. (Glencoe)
Murray gets one-on-one with Dayton. (Albert Lea)
Urdahl blames Gov. Dayton for government shutdown. (Litchfield)
Magnus/Zellers/Koch: Analysis: Budget, shutdown about spending dispute. (ForumNews)
Dustup update: Governor says he’s paying chef from his own pocket. (MinnPost)
Shutdown Roundup: Costs of shutdown piling up. (MnIndy)
State shutdown hits families, daycares. (Litchfield)
Shutdown: Plenty of disappointed, would-be anglers. (Willmar)
Dahms/Falk/Koenen: Even with panel, budget fix doesn’t come easy. (Marshall)
Zellers/Koch: Third alternative thrown on state budget negotiation table. (ECM)
Westrom: Jordan receives [county attorney] endorsements but commissioners want more information. (Morris)
Franken/Klobuchar/Anzelc/Saxhaug: Oberstar, [Irv] Anderson recognized in dedication ceremony. (International Falls)
Franken/Juhnke: Franken staff discusses potential for jobs and energy independence. (International Falls)
Franken: Two nations play tug of war; Canada wins. (International Falls)
Al Franken’s press policy – First-term senator is steering clear of interviews with the national media. (WashingtonPost-Brainerd)
Facing foreclosure? Sen. Franken urges homeowners hit by unemployment or medical bills to apply for emergency loans by July 22. (Litchfield)
Klobuchar: Senators propose immediate end to ethanol credit. (AP)
Ethanol’s tank may be near empty, Collin Peterson says. (AgriNews)
Rep. John Kline: Cut strings on federal education money. (AP)
Davids Letter: Still trying to balance the budget with Dayton. (Winona)
Kiel Letter: Minnesota can’t keep digging itself into fiscal hole. (Crookston)
Urdahl Letter: Shutdown is unnecessary. (Willmar)
Letter (Urdahl): Saved from more taxes! (Willmar)
Letter (Shimanski-Newman): Congratulations on another wasted session! (Glencoe)
Letter: Who is Rep. Hancock representing? (Park Rapids)
Letter (LiMieur-Gazelka): Tired of Republican blaming and bashing. (Little Falls)
Letter: Rep. Tony Cornish not open to criticism. (Mankato)
Letter (Kelly): Higher taxes don’t kill jobs. (Red Wing)
Letter: Gov. Dayton, have you quit listening? (Faribault)
Letter: GOP logo should be a bullhead. (Mankato)
Letter: GOP budget plan is fiscally immoral. (Rochester)
Letter: Whatever happened to ‘good old’ Republicans? (Litchfield)
Ingebrigtsen Column: An unnecessary shutdown. (Alexandria)
Miller Column: Eager to get Minnesota back to work. (Winona)
Drazkowski Column: Nice guys finish last in leadership. (Winona)
Dorman Column: How did Minnesota get to this point? (Albert Lea)
Robin Brown Column: No one campaigned to shut down the state. (Albert Lea)
Column (Downey): Income must be a part of resolving budget fight. (Austin)
Column: Government shutdown … you’ve got to be kidding? (Aitkin)
Column: From a state that works to shutdown: What changed in Minnesota politics? (MnPost)
Editorial: Pawlenty needs ‘courage to stand’ by his views. (Albert Lea)
Editorial: Pass a law: No budget, no paycheck. (Rochester)
Editorial: Commission is a welcome addition to state budget talks. (Faribault)
Editorial (Parry): Mondale, Carlson combo a no-go? (Owatonna)
Editorial: It’s up to current, elected officials, not former ones, to settle state budget issue. (Virginia)
Editorial: Has-beens come up with plan that won’t help. (Fairmont)
Editorial: There really was no mandate for either party. (Glenwood)
Editorial: What if taxpayers shut down? (Hutchinson)
Editorial: Toxic attitudes created state government shutdown. (Little Falls)
Editorial: Dayton winning the narrative, but moderate Republicans could win war. (Mankato)
Editorial: Blame for shutdown goes both ways. (Red Wing)
Editorial: Politicians’ top priority isn’t people. (St. Cloud)
Editorial: Minnesotans will have no sympathy for those elected. (Virginia)
Editorial: Citizens are key to budget standoff. (Willmar)
Editorial: Time to blur the lines. (Waseca)
