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GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. -- This holiday weekend, Minnesota lawmakers are going to have to answer to their constituents as they attend 4th of July events in their home towns.
The current government shutdown is hitting much deeper than the partial shutdown six years ago and many people are feeling the effects on day two.
Late Saturday afternoon, a judge ordered that the Minnesota Zoo can reopen.
Late Saturday afternoon, a judge ordered that the Minnesota Zoo can reopen.
State parks and rest areas are still closed as well as horse tracks. Also, you can't get a fishing license.
We also know that some of the most in need across Minnesota are really going to feel the effects of the budget deadlock.
We also know that some of the most in need across Minnesota are really going to feel the effects of the budget deadlock.
Food shelves were able to avert one crisis yesterday, when a special master deemed a state worker who operates the food distribution center critical.
So food shelves can continue to operate, but with more than 20,000 state workers laid off and many more people not receiving assistance from state programs, the need for help from food shelves is expected to go up over the course of the shutdown.
"The longer the shutdown goes on and that coupled with the extraordinary need that we've already seen - we've already alerted all the food shelves...extended hours...I anticipate that there will be more people at the food shelves," says Colleen Moriarty with Hunger Solutions.
Across Minnesota, food shelves have seen a 60 percent increase in the number of people who need help over the last three years. The shutdown will likely add to that number.
Food shelves in St. Louis County have already extended their hours.
If you need help, you can call the food help line at 1-888-711-1151.
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