Even the websites have been shutdown.
Since the Minnesota shutdown, a cruise over the campaign finance board site, that repository of information on registered lobbyists and campaign donors, will just get you the message: "This State of Minnesota website has been suspended for the duration of the state government shutdown. For the latest general information on the state government shutdown, please visit http://BeReadyMN.com." The same happens over at the Human Rights Department.
The Minnesota Historical Society's site treats visitors to a big black pop-up that says "CLOSED" and informs that historic sites are shut down but some parts of the website are open. Still, many of the pages' banners have a orange "closed" sticker to remind surfers of the lacks.
Other sites aren't being updated. You can check past budget info at the Minnesota Management and Budget site but nothing new is going up. The Department of Employment and Economic Development site appears fully functional but warns, "This website is not being maintained during the state government shutdown. Many DEED services are not available."
Each department determined how to handle the shutdown online, said MMB spokesman John Pollard. Although many share common language, some left most of their sites intact and others opted to make much of their online presence inaccessible.
