The poll released by the Bush Foundation on Thursday finds that more than two-thirds of Minnesotans don’t like the budget deal agreed to by Gov. Mark Dayton and the GOP majorities in the Legislature, which included cuts to spending, a large K-12 school payment delay and borrowing against future tobacco settlement payments.

Most Minnesotans blame the Republican-controlled Legislature for the historic 20-day government shutdown that ended with a budget deal last week, according to a new MinnPost poll.

The 2011 special session is underway at the Capitol, as legislators and Gov. Mark Dayton work to pass a final budget bill for the 2012-2013 biennium and end a historic shutdown now in its 19th day.

Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Jim Schowalter says state agencies can restart a day after the Legislature and Gov. Mark Dayton approve a final budget bill, but it could take weeks for services to return to normalcy.

After 19 days of a government shutdown and a months-long budget impasse, a special session will begin this afternoon to approve the state's spending bills.

Gov. Mark Dayton and Republicans who control the state Legislature have a framework for a budget agreement and say the state government shutdown will end “within days.”

The offer includes $700 million in extending a school shift and another $700 million in tobacco settlement money to close the remaining $1.4 billion gap between the DFL governor and GOP majorities. It also calls for three additional conditions from the governor.

Gov. Mark Dayton plans to travel across the state this week to show Minnesotans his “continued efforts to find compromise” to break the budget impasse and stop what has become the longest government shutdown in state history.

The so-called “cone of silence” over budget negotiations has cracked since talks melted down Thursday afternoon and Minnesota headed into a state government shutdown. Dayton spokesman Bob Hume also revealed a “confidential draft” of an early compromise offer via Twitter Friday morning that details more of the behind-closed doors talks.

Gov. Mark Dayton says he and GOP leaders must make serious breakthroughs in their budget talks on Wednesday in order to avert a government shutdown.