Governor Dayton’s budget invests in working families

Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy issued the following statement on Governor Mark Dayton’s 2016 supplemental budget proposal:

“Governor Dayton should be commended for submitting a budget plan that builds on Minnesota’s economic success, invests in our future, and begins to address our state’s persistent racial and economic disparities.

“By proposing investments in E-12 education, job creation, transportation, and statewide infrastructure, Governor Dayton continues to build on his record of putting working people and their families ahead of big corporations and a wealthy few.

“We urge House and Senate leaders to also put working Minnesotans first when they release their budget plans.”