Past state government shutdowns: what can we expect?

Rest stop closed
Signs are posted and barricades are out closing the rest areas along Interstate 94 near Avon, Minn., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Rest areas around the state are closed because of the Minnesota state government shutdown.
AP Photo/St.Cloud Times, Jason Wachter

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