Agreement Near on Minnesota Pay Dispute

Minnesota political leaders are nearing an agreement on a plan to settle a commissioner pay raise dispute.

It’s holding up an important spending bill.

House Speaker Kurt Daudt hopes to strike a deal in time for House consideration on Thursday.

He is in talks with Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk and Gov. Dayton.

Bakk says any agreement would likely be subject to a review by a joint House-Senate conference committee.

Last month, Dayton used power previously granted by lawmakers to significantly bump up cabinet member pay.