UPDATED: Shutdown Continues, Capitol Will Open Tuesday at 9 a.m.

UPDATE (1:45 a.m. Tuesday):

Just when budget negotiations appeared to be headed toward another impasse, quick work from Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP leaders led to a Monday evening announcement that Minnesota legislators could be back in their seats to confirm a deal as early as Tuesday.

The parties gave cursory approval to the Public Safety/Judiciary and Transportation bills Monday afternoon and then, around 8 p.m., approved $664 million for an Environment bill.

The fourth approved bill of the day appropriates an estimated $178 million in Legacy funds tooutdoor heritage preservation.     

The four bills worked out Monday are the latest legislative moves in the past two days.

MPR News reported Sunday evening that a handshake deal was reached on an $11 billion Health and Human Services bill, but that budget has not been confirmed by either party.

In a move aimed at building transparency within the special legislative session, Dayton’s office issued a statement Monday night confirming that the State Capitol would be open to the public as of 9 a.m. Tuesday.

“The Governor ordered the (Capitol) doors opened to allow public access and transparency as the Legislature prepares to reconvene to pass a budget,” the statement read.

The government shutdown will end once the legislature passes the bills and Dayton signs them into law.

UPDATED FROM 5:15

A special session is imminent, according to Assistant Senate Majority Leader Geoff Michel.

“I think we are ready to go. It’s time to get Minnesotans back to work,” Michel, a Republican who represents Edina and West Bloomington, told WCCO radio on Monday afternoon. “It is up to the governor to decide that, though,” he said.

House Majority Leader Matt Dean later tweeted that the capital will open at 9 a.m.

"It's good to see the "People's House" open again after 18 days," Dean tweeted. "It should have not been closed."

Michel also pointed to the release of preliminary versions of the Public Safety/Judiciary and Transportation bills as evidence of Monday's progress.

“I think there is more progress to talk about today,” Michel said. “(The two bills) are part of the framework that we talked about with the governor.”

Negotiators appropriated $4.7 billion for the Transportation bill and $1.9 billion for Public Safety/Judiciary for the next biennium.  

MPR News reported on Sunday evening that a handshake deal was reached on an $11 billion Health and Human Services bill, but that budget hasn’t been confirmed by representatives of either party.