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• Capitol to reopen Tuesday
  The Minnesota State Capitol reopens 9 a.m. Tuesday,. Gov. Mark Dayton's office released the announcement Monday evening.July 18, 2011
• GOP leaders ready four budget bills
  GOP leaders readied four budget bills Monday for Gov. Mark Dayton's approval, while the work on the remaining five bills continued. Dayton has said he won't call a special session until all of the bills are written and approved.July 18, 2011
• No shutdown relief for Minn. liquor sellers
  The judge who oversees the Minnesota government shutdown is refusing to let the liquor keep flowing.July 18, 2011
• What happened to leadership?
  The political stalemate in Washington, and the unsatisfactory compromise that could lead to the end of Minnesota's government shutdown, has many people asking about the state of political leadership. Do courageous political leaders still exist?Midmorning, July 18, 2011
• Video: Budget deal explained
  Gov. Mark Dayton and the Republican legislative leaders have finally agreed on how to balance the Minnesota state budget. How will they do it? They plan to borrow the money.July 15, 2011
• Economists cautious on borrowing against tobacco fund
  The state budget deal brewing between Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders involves a lot of debt, including perhaps borrowing $700 million by tapping future tobacco settlement payments.July 15, 2011
• FAQ: How state services are affected by the budget framework
  Frequently asked questions about how the budget framework affects state services.July 15, 2011
• No talk of new stadium in special session
  A key backer of the Vikings stadium bill is ruling it out of a special session called to fix Minnesota's budget stalemate.July 15, 2011
• Q & A: Budget deal lawmakers Kurt Daudt and Sandra Pappas
  All Things Considered speaks with State Rep. and Assistant Majority Leader Kurt Daudt and DFL Sen. Sandra Pappas about the efforts of legislative leaders to work with Gov. Mark Dayton to hammer out details of the budget outline agreement announced yesterday.July 15, 2011
• Budget compromise draws criticism from Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life
  Republican legislative leaders are in hot water with Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life after agreeing to drop several abortion and human cloning bans.July 15, 2011
• GOP leaders confident they have support for budget
  Republican leaders of the Legislature are confident they have the votes to pass the bills that make up the budget framework they and Gov. Mark Dayton agreed to on Thursday.July 15, 2011
• Gov. Mark Dayton on the budget deal
  DFL Gov. Mark Dayton made the move that will likely end the state government shutdown by accepting a Republican budget offer -- with a few new conditions -- that he had initially rejected two weeks ago.Midday, July 15, 2011
• Short-term fixes end budget stalemate
  DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders are moving forward on a budget framework that relies heavily on one-time money and pushes a big part of the budget problem into the future.Midday, July 15, 2011
• Deal at a glance
  Here's a look at the key items in the June 30 proposal that forms the basis of Thursday's initial agreement to end the shutdown and close a $1.4 million gap between parties' budget proposals.July 15, 2011
• State employees ready to get back to work, but concerned about deal
  State employees should be able to return to their jobs within days, but they are concerned about what the budget agreement means for them.July 15, 2011

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