MIRS Monday, May 23, 2011

State employee unions offer $175 million in suggested savings to state government without going after front-line employee levels. These changes, they claim, would improve customer service. Listen to the raw audio of the Capitol press conference hosted this morning by SEIU, UAW, AFSCME and MSEA. Also MIRS' Kyle Melinn, John Reurink and Jack Spencer speculate on whether compiling the Fiscal Year 2012 budget will turn into a trainwreck, but why it's important that the Legislature pull it off this week despite the risk.