A week of serious negotiations has yet to produce a contract agreement between the state and its two largest employee unions. The last two-year contract expired at the end of June. That deal proved particularly contentious, prompting a strike two years ago. It was followed by a long delay in official ratification because of a dispute over same-sex partner benefits. The two sides have been meeting this week at a Bloomington hotel where Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum is standing by. Laura, what's the latest on the negotiations?