for the first two weeks of the shutdown, there was little progress and neither the governor nor the republican leaders made proposals accepted by the other side. on july 4, republican lawmakers affirmed their commitment to not agree to a budget of over $34 billion. documents leaked after june 30 stated that the republican leadership included anti-abortion provisions, a voter id requirement, and a ban on stem cell research during the budget negotiations. both the republican legislative leaders and dayton (along with dfl legislative leaders) toured minnesota to make their case to minnesotans. the government shutdown ended after governor dayton announced on july 14 that he would accept the last republican offer before the shutdown, albeit with certain conditions.