Minnesota mails layoff notices to state workers as possible July 1 shutdown looms
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX9) – Thousands of Minnesota state workers are receiving layoff notices Tuesday that warn of a July 1 state government shutdown if lawmakers are unable to strike a budget deal before then. Under its labor contracts and compensation plans, the state must issue the layoff notices one month before a potential shutdown. Gov. Tim Walz said he…