Tim Pawlenty
What's Pawlenty vetoing today?
In the last week, Gov. Tim Pawlenty has killed seven bills with the swipe of his veto pen, with the promise of more to come as the session ticks down toward its close Monday.MORE »
Will Pawlenty preserve discrimination beyond the grave?
Survivors of deceased domestic partners would soon have the power to inherit their partners' remains, if Gov. Tim Pawlenty signs a bill headed his way in the closing days of the legislative session.MORE »
The DFL budget solution: cuts, shifts and a little veto bait
DFL leaders in the Minnesota Legislature on Monday unveiled a budget deficit-erasing bill that gives Gov. Tim Pawlenty most of what he wanted, but will still probably get him to pick up his veto pen. MORE »
Why the MN Legislature will fail to find a budget solution
Want a list of reasons why our elected leaders won't solve the state's budget deficit by May 17 like they were supposed to? Let's count the ways in which they will fail:MORE »
Supremes tell Pawlenty to settle down, Legislature to step up
In a 4-3 ruling delivered Wednesday, the Minnesota Supreme Court essentially rejected $2.7 billion in unilateral spending cuts Gov. Tim Pawlenty made last year after he vetoed a tax bill that would have raised that amount at the end of the session.
Chief Justice Eric Magnuson, a Pawlenty appointee who's retiring this June, along with Justices Alan Page, Paul Anderson and Helen Meyer, decided Pawlenty did not follow the law when it came to unalloting more than $5.3 million in approved spending for Minnesota's Special Diet Program.MORE »
Pawlenty nixes college student credit transfer fix
You'd think that Minnesota State Colleges and Universities students would be able to transfer college credits within the system without losing one in 10 of them. MORE »
Children, disabled, poor in DFL Legislature's crosshairs again
Mental health services for children and adults, assistance for poor families, vulnerable adults, and home-based elderly adults would suffer the most from $154 million in cuts to a health and human services budget bill making its way through the Minnesota House of Representatives.MORE »
Making room for bikes, walkers on MN streets
A parade of Minnesotans who want Minnesota's streets to be friendlier to pedestrians, bicyclists and people with limited mobility will deliver postcards to Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Monday urging his support for legislation that aims to do just that.MORE »
No Bachmann or Palin at this rally
Missed out on your chance to see former half-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Wednesday in Minneapolis? Wondering what to do with your day? The Minnesota AFL-CIO has got you covered.MORE »
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