The Legislature approved the remaining pieces of the next state budget overnight Tuesday during a special session that lasted less than a day, after lawmakers failed to complete their work in May.

The Minnesota Legislature passed the final bills comprising the state’s two-year, $66 billion budget — an 8% decrease from two years ago.

In the end, Minnesota lawmakers managed to pass a $66 billion two-year budget through the most closely divided Legislature in state history, addressing a looming deficit and averting a partial government shutdown.