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Minnesota Public Radio coverage of the Minnesota budget negotiations.
  • Group launches effort to repeal Legacy Amendment
    A citizens group on Thursday launched a campaign to repeal Minnesota's Legacy Amendment, which dedicates a small percentage of sale tax proceeds to the outdoors, clean water and the arts.May 26, 2011
  • Party chairs take off the gloves in war of words over budget stalemate
    Minnesota Republican Party Chair Tony Sutton said any government shutdown should be pinned on Mark Dayton, calling the governor "erratic." DFL Chair Ken Martin accused Sutton of character assassination.May 26, 2011
  • The specter of a shutdown looms over government workers
    If no budget agreement is reached by July 1, the state would furlough most of its more than 30,000 workers, everyone of them going without a paycheck for an indeterminate amount of time.May 25, 2011
  • Rhetoric gets more heated between Dayton, GOP lawmakers
    DFL Gov. Mark Dayton is calling out first-term GOP lawmakers as "right-wing extremists" who are blocking a compromise on a state budget deal. and defends his budget plan, which would cut spending and raise income taxes on Minnesota's top earners. Republicans say their plan is better because it doesn't raise taxes.May 25, 2011
  • Dayton vetoes GOP budget, predicts gov't shutdown
    Gov. Mark Dayton said Tuesday he thinks there's a "strong likelihood" of a government shutdown after the Republican-controlled Legislature adjourned without a final budget agreement.May 24, 2011
  • No budget deal makes Minn. special session certain
    With Dayton promising to veto the Republicans' budget bills, a special session is likely. With neither side talking about compromise yet, the state appears headed for a July 1 government shutdown.May 24, 2011
  • Attention turns to special session as Capitol gridlock continues
    With only a few hours to go in the legislative session, state lawmakers are plodding toward a midnight adjournment with no hope of reaching a budget agreement.May 23, 2011
  • Special session looking likely as deadline nears
    Gov. Mark Dayton held a series of meetings with GOP legislators over the weekend but there's still no deal on the state budget. The session must end by midnight Monday, and it looks like a special session is in the offing.May 23, 2011
  • Solution for the Minnesota budget stalemate?
    On the last day of this legislative session, will Governor Dayton and the Republican-controlled Legislature agree to erase a $5 billion deficit? Could this stalemate be solved by conflict resolution techniques?Midmorning, May 23, 2011
  • Another day of meetings, but still no budget deal
    Republican legislative leaders emerged from Gov. Mark Dayton's office this afternoon reporting that "nothing big" came from an hour-long meeting. State lawmakers have until midnight Monday to reach a budget agreement that erases a projected $5 billion deficit. But the two sides remain deeply divided over taxes and spending cuts.May 22, 2011
  • No movement on the budget divide as session winds down
    There's little movement on the budget, with some lawmakers even suggesting making contingency plans should a stalemate cause a government shutdown at the end of June. But the House appears poised to debate a same-sex marriage ballot measure.May 21, 2011
  • Mayors of state's largest cities warn against LGA cuts
    Republicans say the effort is needed to balance the state's budget deficit. But critics say it's a politically charged move aimed at crippling urban centers -- which are largely governed by Democrats.May 20, 2011
  • House committee cuts funding for barrier at Coon Rapids Dam
    The money would have renovated the dam and expand it so it could also serve as a barrier against invasive species like Asian carp. The state Department of Natural Resources said Coon Rapids is the best location for such a barrier.May 19, 2011
  • DFL senators hear how cuts will affect average Minnesotans
    They called the hearing because they didn't think the public had enough chance to weigh in on the Republican-backed budget plan.May 19, 2011
  • Minnesota budget talks turn to blame game
    As the clock ticks closer to Monday's deadline for the end of the legislative session, Gov. Dayton and Republican leaders are talking less about whether a budget agreement can be reached, and more about who is at fault for forcing a likely special session. The parties can't agree on a plan to close the projected $5 billion budget deficit.May 19, 2011
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