Welfare Rights Committee pickets at Governors' mansion.
(Fight Back! News/Kim DeFranco)
St. Paul, MN - Members and supporters of the Welfare Rights Committee held signs outside the Governors’ mansion, June 8, to send the message “No cuts to poor and working people” and “Tax the rich, or shut government down.”
State government will shut down on July 1 if an agreement is not reached on how to address the $5.2 billion budget shortfall. Years of tax cuts to corporations and the wealthy cause large budget shortfalls anytime there is an economic downturn. The legislative session ended May 23. Now the governor and legislators are in negotiations over the budget.
