Tim Mahoney, Minnesota District 67A

The Governor Kills The Program

Tim Pawlenty cut many necessary programs with his Unallotment Pen, and Minnesotans will have to struggle with reductions in public services.  It’s going to be a tough time for many vulnerable residents of Minnesota, including those who have already been carrying the weight of his political ambitions. The legislature will be looking at ways to fix these problems sensibly and with an eye to economic recovery.  There is a great deal of work to be done to ensure that the state will meet our residents’ needs and return to fiscal sanity.

As your Representative, I appreciate your contributions to the campaign. Your generosity has made possible my work for you in session and throughout the year.  I know that many of you have taken advantage of the Political Campaign Refund to help fund the campaign.  Unfortunately, the program is one of the items that the governor “unfunded” and it will no longer continue past June 30th of this year.

This is your opportunity to donate money to my campaign and still get your money back from the State of Minnesota.  Please hurry, as the deadline is fast approaching and I want you to be able to take advantage of the program.  You will still have until April 2010 to file your claim for a refund of up to $50.00 per person ($100 per married couple,) but we need to receive your donation by June 30th.

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Mahoney, a long-time pipefitter, said a grace period that would last until Aug. 1, 2010, is needed to address the state high court’s ruling in the City of Morris v. Sax that local ordinances can’t supersede the State Building Code.

“What we have right now is confusion,” Mahoney said.

This lax attitude in the program is unfair to workers who are injured on the job, companies who are following the rules and all Minnesota taxpayers. Reform is needed and now. It is time for more oversight to mandate employers are compliant and to ensure workers receive their full benefits. In many cases workers cannot return to the job after the injury. Workers’ compensation is a safety net and workers shouldn’t have to jump through hoops to collect the benefits they are rightly owed.