Hortman said now that this week has been ruled out for a special session, the next deadline might be to finish before June 1, when layoff notices would have to go out to state workers warning of a possible partial government shutdown.

Lawmakers are meeting in private to craft the budget bills they failed to pass in session. No special session has been scheduled yet.

At the Minnesota Capitol, there have not been many signs of progress in state budget negotiations, but there has been plenty of pushback.

One piece of legislation that was left on the Capitol floor at the end of the session was a bill that would create an Office of Inspector General to investigate fraud. The new position was created in response to recent highly publicized incidents of fraud in the state of Minnesota.

Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders struck a budget deal Thursday to roll back health care coverage for undocumented immigrant adults, close the Stillwater prison and make other notable spending

Governor Tim Walz and Minnesota legislative leaders have met for more than 13 hours over several sessions on Sunday and Monday, but still, no substantial progress on the state budget has been reported.

Leaders in the Church urge lawmakers to prevent GOP pushes to roll back MinnesotaCare coverage for undocumented immigrants.

Minnesota Gov. Walz and State Capitol leaders want all issues buttoned up before the announcement of a formal special session, with many of the negotiations kept from view of the public and reporters.