Lawmakers look to wrap 2015 work in one-day special session

With a nearly month-long standoff between legislative leaders and the governor over, lawmakers on Friday are poised to finish their work for 2015 and avoid a potential partial government shutdown that would begin July 1.

The House and Senate are scheduled to convene at 10 a.m. for a presumed one-day special session, where leaders have agreed to consider new versions of three budget bills that Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed last month: early education and K-12; jobs and energy; and agriculture and environment finance legislation.

Legislators have also agreed to vote on three other bills: a $373 million capital investment proposal, a legacy bill that spends dedicated sales tax revenues, and a technical corrections bill.

Dayton officially called for Friday’s special session shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday after House and Senate leadership agreed to the deal earlier in the evening. The agreement followed weeks of negotiations and with the June 30 budget deadline to avoid the shuttering of some state services and layoff of more than 9,000 state employees growing near.

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You can also watch Friday's special House floor session live online.