Budget battle "check in"

Gov. Mark Dayton, DFL legislative leaders to return to private budget talks

May 14, 2013 at 3:50PM

DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and DFL legislative leaders will return to private budget meetings this afternoon.

The governor's office said it was a "check in" meeting.

On Sunday, the DFL leaders announced the bare bones of a budget plan to end the legislative session. Despite the agreement, many details remained unclear, including timing for the passage of budget bills, the exact shape of spending and taxes and some of the key provisions of the bills.

Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk said on Monday that the final deal will include funding for all day kindergarten across the state and Dayton's plan for scholarships for early childhood education.

Joint House-Senate committees have already started working on filling in other details.

For a timely ending, all of the budget bills must pass the House and Senate by May 20.

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