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.

Legislative leaders in a divided state capitol on Thursday announced a roughly $66 billion budget framework to fund the government and its services, which also includes spending adjustments to make a dent to the looming $6 billion in the future.

Minnesota funds the cost of two counselors who provide mental health counseling to the agriculture community across the entire state, free of charge.

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.