Dayton, GOP Leaders To Meet For More Budget Talks
Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP legislative leaders met for another unproductive budget negotiation as hopes fade for heading off a state government shutdown on July 1.
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Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP legislative leaders met for another unproductive budget negotiation as hopes fade for heading off a state government shutdown on July 1.
With only 23 days left before a government shutdown in Minnesota, a possible budget agreement continues to be at a standstill.
Republican backers of requiring a photo ID to vote in Minnesota say they'll try to take the issue to voters themselves next year after Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed a bill with the requirement.
Will there be a government shutdown? You might not want to bet on it -- especially if you're a politician.
We are exactly one month away from a state government shutdown if the Governor and state lawmakers can't agree on a budget.
There were no budget meetings Wednesday between Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican leaders. That brings the state one step closer to a government shutdown.
The State of Minnesota will send out the first of nearly 36,000 layoff notices Wednesday to state workers ahead of a possible government shutdown.
After vetoing the entire Republican agenda, Gov. Mark Dayton has distinguished himself as one of the most veto-happy governors Minnesota has ever had.
Gov. Mark Dayton toured the state by plane on Thursday asking Minnesotans to support his budget plan. At the same time, Republicans back in St. Paul unleashed a withering attack on the governor, questioning his stability under pressure.
For the second day in a row, Gov. Mark Dayton is ramping up his anti-Republican rhetoric, blaming a small group of conservative freshmen lawmakers for the budget stalemate.
It is a familiar story now. A Minnesota legislature has reached the end of its session, and there is no budget to keep the state running after July 1.
Lawmakers couldn't find a middle ground in the budget mess Monday night, and there weren't even meetings between Republican leaders and Democratic Governor Mark Dayton.
It's the last day of the 2011 Minnesota legislative session -- or is it?
Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP legislative leaders are meeting again but there's still no sign of progress in their divide over taxes and spending levels in the state budget.
Controversy and distraction got in the way of settling the budget issues Friday, and in a big way. House Republicans invited a controversial preacher known for his anti-gay comments on a day where it was possible a bill would be passed to put gay marriage on the 2012 ballot.
A constitutional amendment banning gay marriage is one step away from landing on Minnesota's 2012 election ballot. But a Republican state representative is bucking his party to stop it.
Minnesota's legislative session slid toward a breakdown Wednesday as the Republican-controlled Legislature prepared to send spending bills to Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton without a budget deal.
Top Republican lawmakers and Gov. Mark Dayton are close to starting end-of-session budget talks with a $5 billion deficit and 10 days to go in the legislative session.
Minnesota police and prosecutors are stepping up their opposition to a bill in the Legislature that would expand people's rights to use deadly force to defend themselves.
With less than two weeks left before the end of the session at the Minnesota Capitol, the budget is still up in the air. On Wednesday, a small group of people with disabilities came to protest the fact that state senators have been talking about a gay marriage ban instead of dollars and cents.
The state Senate on Wednesday approved a statewide vote in 2012 on a gay marriage ban in the Minnesota Constitution, pushing forward what's expected to be a contentious debate over the definition of legal unions.
Top Minnesota veterans officials say the state may be forced to close veterans' homes if Republican budget cuts are enacted. That claim has GOP leaders up in arms.
The long-pursued proposal to allow casino-style gambling at Minnesota horse-racing tracks finally got a hearing Thursday in a state House committee, but is showing little momentum just over two weeks from the end of the legislative session.
A key Republican lawmaker wants voters to curb lawmakers' spending by amending the Minnesota Constitution.
A Senate panel is expected to vote on two proposals to restrict abortion in Minnesota.
