Minnesota has seen a drop in money available for a new budget and could face an even larger projected shortfall down the road. The Department of Management and Budget says lawmakers have just $456 million available for setting the next two-year budget — about 25 percent worse than before.

U.S. Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar are pressing federal agencies for answers regarding the potential termination of the Bemidji Area Indian Health Service’s lease.

Those stories and more in Thursday’s afternoon update.