(CONTAINS DATED REFERENCE IN LAST GRAPH) State agencies today (THURSDAY) will take their first concrete steps towards mothballing non-essential services in the event state government funding runs dry next month. Road construction and maintenance crews are expected to stop their work and begin securing construction zones in preparation for a potentially wider shutdown. Budget talks at the state Capitol continue to yield no breakthroughs in a tax-and-spending debate that has dragged on for more than a month -- and some lawmakers are again considering fallback plans in case the impasse lasts through the weekend. Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo reports.