Politics & Government

(VIDEO) Thissen: Republicans Need to Actually Negotiate

House Minority Leader Paul Thissen said Gov. Mark Dayton has already compromised with Republicans.

The budget back-and-forth continued as the state hurdles towards a government shutdown on July 1.

Republicans said Gov. Mark Dayton hasn't engaged them enough in negotiations.

In the meeting of the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy Thursday, House Minority Leader Paul Thissen (DFL-Minneapolis) disputed Republican claims that Governor Mark Dayton has not been involved in the budget process, citing stacks of correspondence as evidence.

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