Fences comes down at Minnesota Capitol; layoff notes go out

FILE - Demonstrators place signs on the fence protecting the Minnesota State Capitol Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in St. Paul, Minn. in the wake of the death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis officers. Something will be missing when the Minnesota Legislature reconvenes next month to finish its work on a new budget - the fence that has surrounded the Capitol since last summer's unrest over the death of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a podium as Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-East Gull Lake, right to left, and House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, listened in during a press conference Monday, May 17, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn., announcing the Legislature and Walz agreed to spend $52 billion on the next two-year budget. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-East Gull Lake, right, and House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, enjoyed a light moment during a press conference Monday, May 17, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn., announcing the Legislature and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz agreed to spend $52 billion on the next two-year budget. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, center, Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-East Gull Lake, right, and House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park talk after a press conference Monday, May 17, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn., announcing the Legislature and Walz agreed to spend $52 billion on the next two-year budget. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-East Gull Lake, right, and House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, middle, exchanged glances as Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sat nearby during a press conference Monday, May 17, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn., announcing the Legislature and Walz agreed to spend $52 billion on the next two-year budget. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)