(UPDATED-Day 19) Negotiations To End The Shutdown Are 'Down To Small Details'

The state of Minnesota has officially shut down after Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican lawmakers could not come to an operating budget agreement for the coming biennium.

We will continue to bring you updates on how the shutdown will affect Golden Valley:

• Quick work from Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP leaders led to a Monday evening announcement that Minnesota legislators could be back in their seats to confirm a deal as early as today.
• Golden Valley Rep. Ryan Winkler (DFL-District 44B) said in a statement Monday that he plans to introduce a constitutional amendment during the forthcoming special session that would prevent legislators from borrowing to resolve future budget impasses.
• Sen. Ann Rest (DFL-District 45) says she will not vote for the proposal Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican leaders agreed to last week.
• Gov. Mark Dayton, House Speaker Kurt Zellers (R-Maple Grove) and Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch (R-Buffalo) report reaching “considerable progress” during weekend budget negotiations.
• Gov. Mark Dayton and legislative leaders remained locked in negotiations Saturday after they failed to meet a 10 p.m. Friday deadline for having all budget bills in place.
• Gov. Mark Dayton and state Republican legislative leaders Thursday afternoon agreed on a preliminary budget and took the first steps toward ending the government shutdown.
• Sen. Ann Rest (DFL-District 45) announced Wednesday she gave this month's paycheck to People Responding In Social Ministry (PRISM) in Golden Valley.
• MillerCoors beers have to be pulled from Minnesota shelves because the company didn't renew its brand license before the state shut down. However, the owner of a St. Louis Park craft beer store is worried that this could have an impact on the brews he sells as well.
• The Minnesota government shutdown means some Golden Valley building projects could come to a halt if the city doesn't step in soon.
• Ramsey County District Court Judge Kathleen Gearin on Friday capped off the first full week of the government shutdown with three new rulings on petitions heard by Special Master Kathleen Blatz.
• Rep. Lyndon Carlson (DFL-District 45B) says he could work with budget suggestions made by a bipartisan commission. But he would "want to modify it to build in more tax fairness."
• Sen. Ron Latz (DFL-District 44) said he is generally supportive of the proposal made by the bipartisan budget committee Thursday. He said the split between 70 percent spending cuts and 30 percent tax increases seems fair. But he has some concerns with the plan, particularly the idea to uniformly raise income taxes on all Minnesotans.
• The Metropolitan Council is bracing to lose 85 percent of the state's general fund contribution to transit for 2012-2013 if the Minnesota state Legislature passes the latest budget plan at the end of the state government shutdown—a worst-case scenario reduction of $109 million.
• As the state government shutdown continues, Golden Valley's People Responding In Social Ministry (PRISM) is struggling to keep food on its shelves.
• Representatives Lyndon Carlson Sr. (DFL-District 45B) and Ryan Winkler declined salary payments during the shutdown. Senators Ron Latz (DFL-District 44) and Ann Rest (DFL-District 45) didn't. We talked to three of them about their decisions.
• Gov. Mark Dayton made two proposals Wednesday. He offered to increase the cigarette tax by $1 per pack or create a 2 percent income tax surcharge for the 7,700 Minnesotans who make more than $1 million annually. The meeting with Republicans ended after 30 minutes, however.
• Hennepin County Administrator Richard Johnson said today that much of the county’s state funding, particularly that used for critical human services, will likely be distributed during the state government shutdown.
• Two Golden Valley legislators say they are impressed with the credentials of a new bipartisan commission that is expected to begin today to find a solution to the state budget crisis. Sen. Ann Rest (DFL-District 45) and Rep. Lyndon Carlson Sr. (DFL-District 45B) said they are pleased that the commission members are willing to work toward a breakthrough.
• Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP lawmakers met for the first time Tuesday since the parties called for “a breather” last week. But Dayton acknowledged the same issues divide the two sides.
• Former Minnesota politicians Vice President Walter Mondale, Gov. Arne Carlson and U.S. Sen. Dave Durenberger announced at a news conference Tuesday that they created a bipartisan commission to devise a solution to the state's budget impasse. Carlson said he hopes the commission will have a solution by Friday.
• Rep. Ryan Winkler (DFL-Golden Valley) told the Star Tribune, "I think that the Republican right and the Democratic left will not vote for the final budget package. The shutdown will push people to the middle. We'll see how long it takes."
• Each day until it ends, we will provide a list of stories other news organizations have written about the shutdown. Links to each day's list will be included below and in each story related to the shutdown.
• A Ramsey County District Court judge has ruled the Minnesota Zoo can be open during the shutdown. However, Canterbury Park and Running Aces must remain closed. 
• Special Master Supreme Court Justice Kathleen Blatz began hearing petitions from nonprofits that want to be included in the list of core services written by Ramsey County District Court Judge Kathleen Gearin on June 29.
• Gov. Mark Dayton said Friday that he and the Republican lawmakers need a "breather" this weekend. He said he would be willing to listen to proposals this weekend, and if he was not approached he would reach out Tuesday.
• Sen. Ron Latz (DFL-District 44) said he hopes the shutdown is short. Rep. Ryan Winkler (DFL-District 44B) said he knows Minnesotans are angry with what's happening—or not happening—in St. Paul.
• Golden Valley-area parks remain open, since they are not owned by the state. But not all of the amenities at Theodore Wirth Park will be available, due to damage from the May 22 tornado.
• Golden Valley nonprofits are concerned the shutdown will put vulnerable adults at risk and will roll back strides developmentally disabled people have made in integrating into the workforce.

Follow the latest shutdown developments:

July 19: Capitol Will Be Open To The Public At 9 a.m. Today

July 18: 

July 17: (UPDATED) 

July 16: 

July 14: 

July 13: Government Shutdown Means Development Slowdown

July 9: Ramsey County Judge Approves Two Petitions But Denies Another

(UPDATED) 

(UPDATED) Metro Prepares for Transit Cuts in Shadow of Government Shutdown

July 8: Sen. Latz Responds to Commission's Solution

July 7: Metro Prepares for Transit Cuts in Shadow of Government Shutdown

Golden Valley Food Shelf Hurting During The Shutdown

July 6: Are Golden Valley Legislators Getting Paid During the Shutdown?

Hennepin County Will Be Able to Fund Critical Human Services

Golden Valley Legislators React to Bipartisan Commission

July 5: Dayton, Republican Lawmakers Meet After A 'Breather,' But The Shutdown Continues

Commission Seeks To Do What Legislature and Dayton Haven't

July 3: Winkler Says Legislators Will Move To The Middle—Eventually

Golden Valley Residents Will Be Able to Go to the Minnesota Zoo During the Shutdown

July 1: Golden Valley Legislators Frustrated by Minnesota Shutdown

Golden Valley-Area Parks Open This Holiday Weekend

Golden Valley Braces as Minnesota Government Shuts Down

Golden Valley Nonprofits Say the Shutdown Will Hurt the Vulnerable

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