Comparison of Senate and Governor’s budget proposals
Gov. Pawlenty has proposed a 3% reduction in the court budget, with a 6% cut for civil legal services and some public defense grants. The Senate has proposed cuts of about 3.5%.
Here is a detailed breakdown of the two proposals. (http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/departments/fiscalpol/tracking/2010/Judiciary%20Gov%20and%20Senate.pdf)