Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders announced there will be a one-day special session on Monday to pass the remaining parts of the next two-year budget, ending weeks of limbo in the most closely divided Legislature in state history.

But after weeks of discussions among lawmakers, mostly behind closed doors, Walz confirmed that a budget framework had been reached with DFL and GOP leaders, He officially called a one-day special session, which will start at 10 a.m. on Monday.

This bipartisan budget agreement makes thoughtful reductions in state spending while keeping us on track to make Minnesota the best state in the country to raise a child.'