( CNN ) -- The government shutdown in Minnesota could drag on for days as a spokeswoman for Gov . Mark Dayton said talks probably wo n't happen until after the July 4 holiday . `` I do not expect formal meetings to resume before Tuesday , '' Katharine Tinucci said in an e-mail Saturday night . The Minnesota government was forced to shut down Friday for the second time in six years after lawmakers failed to reach a budget agreement before a midnight Thursday deadline . That left thousands of people without jobs to go . State parks , the Minnesota Zoo and more than 80 rest stops are among the places shut down . Gov . Mark Dayton held a news conference to announce an impasse in budget talks two hours before the deadline , saying the night was a one of `` deep sorrow for me . '' The governor , a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor party wants to raise taxes on the wealthiest 1.9 % of Minnesotans , as well as cut spending . Republicans accused the governor of giving up too soon . Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch said in a statement issued by her office Friday that Republicans had `` 100 matched '' some of Dayton 's funding requests . She called the governor 's decision a `` major disappointment . '' `` We met several times in order to bridge the gap between our differences over more complicated areas of the budget and left thinking that a budget agreement was imminent , '' she said . `` Unfortunately , Gov . Dayton has chosen to prioritize his rigid , tax-and-spend ideology , rather than prioritize the best interests of Minnesotans . '' Republicans had proposed passing a temporary funding bill while they worked out their remaining differences with Dayton . `` This is very disappointing , very disheartening , '' House Speaker Kurt Zellers said after Dayton 's news conference . Zellers told reporters that budget talks were much closer than Dayton previously said . The state Democratic-Farmer-Labor party blamed Republicans for the shutdown , accusing them of stubbornly favoring millionaires over other Minnesota residents . `` Minnesotans deserve more than what the GOP has forced upon them with this government shutdown , '' party chair Ken Martin said in a statement . `` Our state 's residents deserve much more than the devastating cuts to education , health care , public safety , and other vital services that the Republicans are digging in their heels to enact . '' The last government shutdown was in 2005 , when Tim Pawlenty was governor . The shutdown means the closure of 46 state boards and agencies , with minimal staffing at 29 others , according to CNN affiliate WCCO . Emergency and disaster agencies , Minnesota State Patrol , the state court system and the prison system are a few of the agencies that will remain open . CNN 's Chris Welch and Leslie Tripp contributed to this report .
Thousands ca n't go to their jobs , and various state offices and facilities are closed . Comment: The Minnesota government is shut down for the second time in six years .