Minnesota's state government began a broad shutdown on Friday going into the July 4 holiday weekend after the Democratic governor and Republican legislative leaders failed to agree on a budget.
Dayton vetoed the other spending proposals. He also vetoed Republican-backed bills to restrict abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and require voters to present photo identification at the polls similar to Republican efforts across the country.
Dayton's first budget proposal included an income tax increase on the wealthiest state residents and an expansion in overall spending. Republican leaders sought to prevent any spending increases.
In the latest talks, Republicans offered to raise $1 billion of revenue by delaying some payments to schools and issuing bonds for tobacco settlement money. Dayton offered to limit his tax hike to those earning over $1 million a year. Neither offer stuck.
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