Gov. Tim Pawlenty has argued recently that manufacturers should be exempt from paying sales tax on major equipment purchases. Now, as part of his $2.7 billion deficit fix, he's going to hang on to their cash longer.
One piece of Gov. Pawlenty's unallotment plan relies on Wisconsin agreeing to a faster payback of income tax revenue owed to Minnesota, but Wisconsin officials have not yet responded to the request.
A two-year pay freeze for Minnesota state
workers has cleared its last hurdle, with action today by a legislative commission. The pay freeze goes into effect on Wednesday.