Legislature chips away at budget, but long list remains

Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders were in an all-out scramble Sunday to finalize agreements on the state’s next two-year, $46 billion budget — and running into a time crunch as they edged closer to the last day of the session.

By late Sunday, the House and Senate had passed only three of 10 budget bills that will shape the state’s next spending plan. Among the biggest challenges as private budget talks tumbled on: finding agreement on spending on transportation and health and human services programs, and final details on hundreds of millions of dollars in tax cuts sought by Republicans.

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