Polk County contingent lobbies in St. Paul: The message to Pawlenty ... Found: Minutes ago Crookston Times - Standing shoulder-to-shoulder before a backdrop of hundreds of orange and yellow county-issued prisoner jumpsuits, more than 100 county commissioners and sheriffs crowded the state capitol's south steps Thursday to deliver a message to lawmakers and Governor Tim Pawlenty: it's time to reform the way the state does business with local government or government will shut down....
Counties seek state funding for housing felons Found: 2 Weeks 5 Days 4 Hours 9 Minutes ago Jordan Independent - A press release from the Association of Minnesota Counties:ST. PAUL -- Standing shoulder-to-shoulder before a backdrop of hundreds of orange and yellow county-issued prisoner jumpsuits, more than 100 county commissioners and sheriffs crowded the state capitol?s south steps today to deliver a message to lawmakers and Governor Tim Pawlenty: it?s time to reform the way the state does business with local government or government will shut down. read more...
Counties spend more and lose revenue by housing state prisoners Found: 2 Weeks 5 Days 4 Hours 23 Minutes ago The Post-Bulletin - Olmsted County officials see the additional state prisoners they house as a double whammy. Not only does the state not fully reimbuse the counties for the c...