Funding dispute forces education layoff notices

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota's education funding dispute means more than 800 state education workers will begin receiving layoff notices June 1.

Gov. Mark Dayton said he regrets the need to upset workers' lives, but state law requires that workers who could be laid off receive a month's advance notice, even though if his education funding differences with lawmakers could be settled before July 1.

Democrat Dayton and Republican House Speaker Kurt Daudt of Crown each said on Wednesday that a special legislative session to fix the funding quarrel, and consider non-education bills, almost certainly would not be called before the layoff notices are mailed.

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