Minnesota Government Shuts Down!!

Well it's true, my government has locked the doors!!

Layoff Numbers
Thousands of Minnesota workers at all levels of government have received layoff notices, though some have already been rescinded.

Q: How many state workers have received layoff notices?
A: A Ramsey County judge has ruled nearly 22,000 workers will be furloughed.

Q: Will state workers lose their health benefits if they are laid off?
A: No. All seven of the state's employee unions worked with the state, which approved a package to continue health care benefits for workers during a shutdown.

Q: How many Hennepin County workers would be laid off?
A: The county sent out about 1,300 layoff notices on June 27.

Q: Do laid-off Hennepin County workers immediately lose their benefits?
A: No. The county board voted to continue health and life insurance for employees during a shutdown, but employees will later have to reimburse the county for making the full payments.

Q: Is the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system going to have to lay off staff if the government shuts down?
A: No. Though they originally sent 6,000 notices to employees, they later rescinded all of them after determining they had enough reserves and tuition to remain open through fall term.

Q: How many Minnesotans enrolled in state support programs are affected by the layoffs?
A: So far, more than 600,000 notices were sent to Minnesotans on state support.


State Services Affected
State parks.
State lottery.
State tourism office.
Many licensing boards for occupations from physical therapy to private detectives.
Minnesota Zoo, though some staff would care for animals.
Various state licensing offices, such as for driver's licenses and car registration.

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