Contract talks for state workers bog down
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The budget stalemate at the Capitol is bringing contract negotiations between the Pawlenty administration and state employee unions to a crawl.
Government
Unions try to block Bush from killing Amtrak
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Rail unions are mobilizing to save Amtrak, the national passenger rail service that the Bush administration wants to shove into bankruptcy by eliminating all federal funding.
Government
State budget bust a growing possibility
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State lawmakers are back at the Capitol for Week 3 of a special session to work out a two-year budget. The deadline is the end of the month, and there’s lots of heavy-lifting left. If they and the governor don’t reach agreement, layoffs of state employees and shutdown of some government services are likely.
Government
16,000 state workers face layoffs if government shuts down
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As many as 16,000 state employees could be out of work July 1 if Gov. Tim Pawlenty and the Legislature fail to reach a budget settlement, forcing a partial government shutdown.
Government
Lawmakers begin second week of special session
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State lawmakers are back at the Capitol for the second week of their special session. On the table are how to fill a $466 million budget deficit and agree on a two-year, $30 billion spending plan.
Government
‘Minnesota’s Watching’ to gather at governor’s office today
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A coalition of non-profit, faith and labor groups say they’ll be at the Governor’s office today — the last day of the 2005 legislative session — to ask him to support funding to stop a “decline in Minnesota’s quality of life.”
Government
‘Minnesota’s Watching’ seeks fair, open solution to budget crisis
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As the hours ticked down to the end of the 2005 regular legislative session, members of “Minnesota’s Watching” called on Gov. Pawlenty and lawmakers to seek fair and open solutions to the state’s budget crisis.
Postal ‘reform’ legislation moving in Congress
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The latest version of “postal reform” legislation is moving ahead in Congress, rejecting Bush administration plans to curb collective bargaining and cut benefits, the National Association of Letter Carriers said.
Government
Families could be hit with more cuts in child care funding
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It could be a long weekend at the State Capitol. With an adjournment deadline of 7 a.m. Tuesday, lawmakers are trying to reach agreement on key issues. One being closely watched by children’s advocates is support for child care.
Government
Surcharge barely nicks millionaires, study shows
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Even if Minnesota levies a tax surcharge on its richest residents, millionaires and others in the top 1 percent still get to keep more than 70 percent of the state and federal tax cuts they now enjoy, according to analysis released Wednesday by Minnesota Citizens for Tax Justice.