I think the newspaper box inside the State Office Building pretty much sums it up. Since they are located in the "green zone," no papers have been able to be added daily. So there are last Thursday's remaining copies when we were headed into this shutdown.
Nothing has changed on the budget negotiation front since last Thursday either.
I heard today that the state's bond rating will be downgraded. What does that mean for you and me? The state will most likely be paying higher interesst rates on the money it borrows. But I think it has a greater symbolic impact. As Minnesotans, we have prided ourselves on being in the top tier of so many things: solid education, home of Fortune 500 businesses, and an ability to work together. What is happening to us?
Former Gov. Carlson and Walter Mondale set up a blue-ribbon commission to come up with a solution to this stalemate.
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