<p>Minnesota Supreme Court Orders Mediation in Budget Dispute Between Governor, Legislature</p>

Minnesota Supreme Court Orders Mediation in Budget Dispute Between Governor, Legislature

Minnesota Supreme Court

The Minnesota Supreme Court held that Gov. Mark Dayton (DFL) did not violate the state constitution by using his line-item veto power on the legislature's appropriations for itself, but ordered the governor and legislature to participate in mediation and to file updated calculations of carryover funds and informal memoranda on whether the court may constitutionally order funding to the legislature.

<p>The Minnesota Supreme Court held that Gov. Mark Dayton (DFL) did not violate the state constitution by using his line-item veto power on the legislature's appropriations for itself, but ordered the governor and legislature to participate in mediation and to file updated calculations of carryover funds and informal memoranda on whether the court may constitutionally order funding to the legislature.</p>