It was less of a sprint and more like a slow walk to the end of session on Monday, the constitutional deadline for the Minnesota Legislature to wrap up its work for the year. But they will go into overtime with a special session,

Minnesota lawmakers’ deadline to pass a state budget and end the 2025 legislative session is the end of Monday. They almost certainly won’t make it. The Legislature had passed only three out of more than a dozen budget bills as of early Sunday evening,

Less than 10 percent of the Minnesota budget fell into place prior to the end of the Legislature’s 2025 session, forcing lawmakers into an overtime period with plenty to sort out before they can complete their must-do task.