Dayton offers to take GOP budget offer, with conditions, to end Minnesota shutdown

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Source: Associated Press

Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton is offering to accept a Republican proposal to bring more money into Minnesota’s budget to end a two-week-old government shutdown.

Dayton said Thursday that he will take an offer Republicans made just before the shutdown started, if Republicans agree to drop a list of policy changes and a plan to reduce the state workforce by 15 percent.

He also wants lawmakers to approve a construction projects bill totaling at least $500 million.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/gov-dayton-offers-to-take-gop-budget-offer-with-conditions-to-end-minnesota-shutdown/2011/07/14/gIQAQ22FEI_story.html

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http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/07/14/dayton-to-accept-gop-budget-offer-with-conditions/
He said he would accept the republican budget offer, which was presented on June 30, with three conditions — that all social policy language be removed, that they pass a $500 million construction projects bill and that all language regarding union’s collective bargaining rights also be removed.

[geardaddy]

1. Those fucking 'pubs.

Have the state by the throat and are shaking us until our pockets are empty and the top 1% increases it's wealth.

[Odin2005]

2. The late Repub MN Gov. Elmer Anderson would be ashamed of these thugs.

[geardaddy]

5. He's spinning in his grave as we speak.

[Thav]

9. Is that what that high-pitched jet turbine sound is?

[SnowCritter]

3. I doubt the Republicans will go for it.

It means that they'd have to compromise, and Good Lord knows they can't do that - it's against their religion.

[Brickbat]

4. I'm annoyed, but I'm interested to see what the Republicans do.

They have to compromise on social policy and unions...I wonder if they can handle that or not.

[mac56]

6. This is actually a pretty smart move on Dayton's part.

Calling the GOP's bluff. If they reject this, they show that they are more interested in accusing Dayton as the cause of the shutdown and throwing political mud than helping the state. Plus if the GOP doesn't agree to this then it's clear they aren't willing to enter into good faith negotiations.

As someone wrote above, though, it's against a Minnesota GOPer's religion ever to compromise.

[Odin2005]

8. The MN house speaker Amy Koch is a frakking lunatic Teabagger.

[geardaddy]

10. Yes she is.

but she's the senate majority leader

Kurt Zellers is the SOH.

[Odin2005]

16. DOH My bad!

[KamaAina]

11. Koch? Can it be?

Long-lost relation, perhaps? :scared:

[Odin2005]

17. I have no clue, honestly. I doubt it, though.

It's not a particularly uncommon German surname.

[senseandsensibility]

14. I hope you're right.

What is the local public opinion showing? Aren't they on Dayton's side?

[mac56]

18. Very hard to gauge.

Two local papers: the Pioneer Press which has a decided rightward list, and the Star Tribune which seems to be bending over backwards to shed its reputation as "The Pravda Of The Prairie" and "The Hammer Sickle And Star Tribune." Neither is reliable. Anecdotal evidence seems to favor Dayton.

[myrna minx]

7. *sigh* n/t

[lobodons]

12. Beer Lobby

The beer lobby pressure got to Dayton.

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[cal04]

13. Dayton, GOP leaders have reached a deal to end government shutdown

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43761856/ns/politics-more_politics/

Raises $1.4 billion in revenue, and Republicans drop 15 percent cut in state workforce

The two sides agreed on a proposal that would raise $1.4 billion in new revenue, half by delaying state aid checks to school districts and the other half by selling tobacco payment bonds.

Dayton's concession was contingent on Republicans dropping a list of policy changes and a plan to cut the state workforce by 15 percent.

The date of the special session to officially end the shutdown has not been set. Terms of the deal still need to be filled in.

[blueclown]

19. Democrats will always have a disadvantage during these negotiations.

Because most Democrats have a conscience and don't like to see people suffer.

Republicans on the other hand? They don't give a crap..

[geardaddy]

20. Excellent observation.

And Mark Dayton is a thoughtful guy.