Budget stalemate hurts Minnesota
Financial concerns and political disagreements cause shutdown in US state, leaving 23,000 without salary.
Published On 10 Jul 2011
In the US state of Minnesota, the governor is a Democrat, the legislature is controlled by Republicans and a budget crisis has led to a partial government shutdown.
The governor wants higher taxes on upper-income people to cover the state’s projected $5bn deficit.
But Republicans insist on spending cuts only.
Meanwhile, some 23,000 workers – many of them state employees – are out of work and without a paycheque, with the crisis in its second week.
Al Jazeera’s Tom Ackerman reports.
Source: Al Jazeera