ELIZABETH FLORES � eflores@startribune.com March 12, 2008 - Minneapolis, MN - Courts around the state are scaling back due to tight budgets. In Hennepin County, there are no clerks available to help with tickets, civil cases and other matters on Wednesday afternoons. "Every Wednesday there are 10 to 20 people complaining in various stages of frustration," said Mary Kay Long, a Court Information desk attendant.

Published March 13, 2008