State government is the largest single employer in Minnesota with about 35,000 employees working for various state agencies under the executive branch, some 4,000 people working in state courts and higher education and tens of thousands more in higher education.
(06/03/2011)
Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton wants to hire an outside mediator to help break his budget impasse with Republican lawmakers over the state's budget.
But his proposal was rejected Thursday by GOP legislative leaders. The two sides had nothing to show for another day of lobbing criticism at each other.
(06/02/2011)
The Republican lawmaker faced a roomful of public employees who could soon be out of work if lawmakers can't reach an agreement on erasing a projected $5 billion deficit and who were already angry over his efforts to cut the state workforce by 15 percent.
(06/02/2011)
Experts say Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Mark Dayton are using different numbers to make their case for their respective budget shortfall solutions to the public. They say neither side is wrong as long as they don't mix figures.
(06/02/2011)
MPR's All Things Considered followed veteran DFL Sen. Sandy Pappas of St. Paul and freshman GOP Rep. Kurt Daudt of Crown throughout the 2011 legislative session. The session has ended without a budget deal, and Pappas and Daudt spoke to MPR's Tom Crann to reflect on the session.
(06/01/2011)
As many as 36,000 state employees will get the notices as the government starts to prepare for a possible July 1 shutdown.
(05/31/2011)
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.
(05/26/2011)
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.
(05/26/2011)
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.
(05/25/2011)
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.
(05/25/2011)
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.
(05/24/2011)
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.
(05/24/2011)
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.
(05/23/2011)
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.
(05/23/2011)
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, 05/23/2011)
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