Stillwater, MN|News|
Update: Minnesota Government Shutdown Could End Soon
The governor has agreed to a June 30 GOP proposal (with conditions).
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Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Shutdown to End? Dayton To Accept June 30 GOP Budget Offer, With Conditions
Offer closes $1.4 billion budget difference through school aid shifts, tobacco bonds.
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Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Shutdown Nearing End? Dayton Accepts GOP Offer, With Conditions
Dayton added three conditions of his own to a GOP budget proposal issued on June 30. If Republicans agree, the move could end the shutdown.
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Roseville|News|
Update: Dayton Makes a Move To End Shutdown
Governor says he's willing to accept Republican plan with conditions.
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Eagan, MN|News|
Dayton May Call Special Session, Agrees to June 30 Proposal
Gov. Mark Dayton could end the state government shutdown; GOP has not yet responded.
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Golden Valley, MN|News|
Dayton Says He'll Agree to Most Recent Republican Offer
Governor says he has some conditions, however, before they have a deal.
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Maple Grove, MN|News|
End in Sight? Gov. Mark Dayton Agrees to Republican Budget Offer With Conditions
Gov. Mark Dayton said he'll agree to school shifts, tobacco bonds.
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Fridley, MN|News|
Dayton: To End Shutdown, I'll Take GOP Deal—with Conditions
June 30 Republican offer is basis for way out.
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Edina, MN|News|
Dayton 'Reluctantly Agrees' to GOP Offer
The governor said he is prepared to call a special session to end the Minnesota government shutdown.
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Minnetonka, MN|News|
SHUTDOWN TO END WITHIN DAYS
The Minnesota Legislature appears headed into a special session.
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St. Louis Park, MN|News|
Dayton, GOP Reach Deal to End Shutdown
A special session is expected to begin soon.
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Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Dayton Visits St. Cloud, GOP Again Asks for 'Lights-On' Bill
GOP leaders spent much of Tuesday reiterating their call for a lights-on bill that would temporarily bring back to work all state employees laid off July 1.
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Roseville|News|
Dayton Holds Roundtable Discussion in St. Cloud, GOP Leaders Call For "Lights-On" Bill
State government shutdown now in 13th day.
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St. Michael, MN|News|
Dayton Pounds the Pavement While Koch, Other GOP Leaders Demand Bill
Gov. Mark Dayton made a rousing appearance in front of a mostly-partisan crowd Tuesday in St. Cloud, while Wright County's Sen. Amy Koch renewed her request for a "Lights On" bill.
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Edina, MN|News|
Dayton Heads to St. Cloud, GOP Leaders Continue Lights-On Push in St. Paul
The state government shutdown is going on 13 days.
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Hopkins, MN|News|
Governor Joins In On Shutdown Roundtable
He spoke with officials, teachers, parents and administrators of St. Cloud Independent School District 742.
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Maple Grove, MN|News|
Shutdown Update: Dayton Talks in St. Cloud, GOP Leaders Talk “Lights-On”
House Speaker and Maple Grove Representative Kurt Zellers (R-District 32B) urges passage of education bill, other bills close from compromise.
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Apple Valley-Rosemount, MN|News|
Gov. Dayton Partakes in St. Cloud Rountable Discussion, GOP Leaders Meet at the Capitol
While Gov. Mark Dayton spent the day in St. Cloud, GOP leaders continued meeting at the Capitol to further discuss their solutions to ending the shutdown.
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Lake Minnetonka, MN|News|
No End in Sight to Shutdown
Governor tours state; lights on bill finds little traction.
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Stillwater, MN|News|
While the Governor Travels, the GOP Continues to Call For a Lights-on Bill
“We are within less than one-half of one percent on these funding bills to bring back 16,000 employees,” House Majority Leader Matt Dean said Tuesday. “That is to say we are 99.5 percent in agreement with the governor” on these six bills."
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