Republican Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka says the Senate may furlough staff and stop cutting checks as soon as December if the courts don't restore their operating budget.
Gov. Mark Dayton is asking a lower court to stay its ruling that his veto of the Legislature's budget was unconstitutional while the Minnesota Supreme Court considers the case.
A legal battle is brewing between Gov. Mark Dayton and Minnesota lawmakers. Dayton zeroed out the Legislature's budget while signing the rest of a $46 billion budget earlier this week.