Counties seek state funding for housing felons

Mathias Baden — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:00:08 -0500

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.

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Counties seek state funding for housing felons