...he said. About 5,000 of MAPE's 7,000 voting members cast ballots. The state's chief labor negotiator, Wayne Simoneau, said he had no indication that the mediator would pull the groups together for more talks before the strike vote...

...when the state made its latest offer. ''We consider it the final offer,'' said chief state labor negotiator Wayne Simoneau. He declined to comment further because negotiations were ongoing. The union contract expired June 30 and workers...

...state's share of the take could be $100 million a year. To promote his plan, Laughlin hired six lobbyists, including Wayne Simoneau, a former lawmaker and state finance commissioner. So far, only one legislator has publicly said he would sponsor...

...limited to assembling it. It will be co-chaired by two former state lawmakers, Republican Stephen Dille and Democrat Wayne Simoneau.The commission also will include Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton's budget commissioner, Jim Schowalter, who was...