If legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Walz had their way, all 201 lawmakers would be headed back to the Capitol for a special session as soon as Wednesday. The governor has not yet made that report-for-duty call, and the legislature hasn’t polished up the budget enough to stage bills for up-or-down votes.
Officials are making early preparations for a possible partial government shutdown, but that worst-case scenario is still weeks away. Peter Cox joined Minnesota Now from the Capitol to talk about what’s ready and what’s still holding things up.
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