Minn. Government Reaches Brink of Shutdown

[Judi Lynn]

Minn. Government Reaches Brink of Shutdown

By BRIAN BAKST
The Associated Press
Thursday, June 30, 2005; 4:48 PM

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The governor and lawmakers struggled Thursday to break a budget deadlock by midnight and avert a government shutdown that could mean 10,000 layoffs and the closing of highway rest stops over the July Fourth weekend.

With the new fiscal year beginning on Friday, the sticking points included taxes, casino gambling and health care for the poor.

"We're on the beachhead, and we need to move forward and get it done," Dean Johnson, leader of the Democratic majority in the Senate, said outside Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty's office, where last-ditch talks were being held.
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Minnesota has never before had to suspend services because of a budget dispute. The last state government shutdown was in Tennessee in 2002.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/30/AR2005063001266.html
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[truthisfreedom]

1. sucks to be us. i wonder if they will get this straightened out?

[CatholicEdHead]

2. I hope so

We can mostly blame the MN Taxpayer's League that keep unecessary reigns on possible revenue streams.