- Lawmakers pass tax bill, borrowing on tobacco payments
The Minnesota Legislature has passed a package of changes to state tax law that maintains state aid to cities and counties at levels from last year. The bill also includes the provision to let the state borrow against future tobacco settlement payments, which is a key piece of new revenue that led to the budget deal.July 19, 2011 - Delay in reaching finalized budget worries state workers
Many expected political squabbling to slow down a solution, but delays in reaching a finalized budget worry some of the roughly 22,000 state workers who remain laid off.July 19, 2011 - Shutdown erodes state's already-sullied reputation for good governance
A veteran political reporter says Minnesota's reputation for good governance has eroded and "gone the way of Northwest Airlines."July 19, 2011 - Charter school advocates want exemption from payment delay
Minnesota charter school advocates said the tentative budget agreement between the governor and Republican lawmakers will hit charters harder than traditional schools.July 18, 2011 - 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 special session today: Lobbyists descend on Capitol
DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders will meet again to find a way out of the state government shutdown. Meanwhile, lobbyists, union representatives and special interest groups are descending on the Capitol.July 18, 2011 - End of shutdown nears, but money tight for some contractors
Until lawmakers approve a new budget early this week, 22,000 state employees will remain out of work along with thousands of private sector workers.July 18, 2011 - Budget work drags on at Capitol
The start of an anticipated special session to end the state governor shutdown is uncertain, as budget committee chairs and commissioners continued meeting on several key spending bills.July 17, 2011 - Dayton, GOP continue hammering out budget details
The two sides are meeting in private and the public is locked out of the Capitol. At stake is billions of dollars of spending for schools, health care and aid to cities and counties.July 16, 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
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