Gov. Mark Dayton has suggested a novel approach to ending the protracted impasse over the state’s $5 billion budget deficit and averting a government shutdown. Under the Dayton administration’s shutdown blueprint, filed in Ramsey County District Court earlier this month, an outside mediator would be appointed to help drive the parties toward a resolution. The two possible budget referees suggested by the DFL governor: former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz and former Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice James Gilbert.
Read More »Tag Archives: James Gilbert
Pick a shutdown, any shutdown
With two weeks left until the end of the biennial budget cycle, the largest question facing the state is increasingly not whether the government will be forced to shut down July 1, but just how much will be shuttered when it does.
Read More »IP courting former MN Supreme Court justice for gov’s race
The Independence Party is encouraging former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice James Gilbert to seek the party's nomination for governor. Jack Uldrich, the party's chairman, confirms that he's reached out to Gilbert about a bid for the state's top office.
Read More »