Dayton says he won't accept budget cuts without more details

With five weeks left until the Minnesota Legislature adjourns, Gov. Mark Dayton warned Republican lawmakers on Monday that he's unwilling to negotiate over their proposed budget reductions unless they provide more specifics about the programs and services that would see cuts.

Writing to House Speaker Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, and Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-Nisswa, the DFL governor called on the GOP leaders to avoid the type of "chaotic conclusion" that ended the state's last budget-setting process, in 2015. The Legislature and the governor are entering the last stages of finalizing the next two-year budget plan, and there are deep divides between Dayton and Republican majorities over the prospect of tax cuts, program reductions, or expanded spending on areas like education and transportation.

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