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Update 2 p.m.

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota's governor and legislative leaders sequestered themselves this morning for what was described as a final run at making a budget deal to avoid a Friday government shutdown. On Tuesday, Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton said that today is the last chance for action...

ST. PAUL -- House Speaker Kurt Zellers cheerily welcomed the governor and other legislative leaders to his office this morning as two days of intensive budget talks began a week before state government could shut down if they are not successful. Neither Democratic Gov.

An excerpts from recent editorials in Minnesota newspapers: Recent days have brought several interesting developments in the increasingly tense philosophical debate that's playing out in St. Paul. To recap: On one side are the DFLers who control the Legislature but lack a veto-proof...