Pawlenty's decision puts Minnesota in the middle of health care debate

Gov. Tim Pawlenty's executive order forbidding state agencies from accepting or applying for funds connected to federal health care reform has pleased conservatives and enraged Democrats. Midmorning looks at what the decision means for the state, and at what other states that oppose federal health care reform are doing.

Guests

• Lynn Blewett: Health policy analyst at the University of Minnesota and director of the State Health Access Data Assistance Center.
• Reid Wilson: Editor-in-Chief of the Hotline, a daily news service covering politics.
• Charles Franklin: Professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and co-founder of the website Pollster.com.

More from MPR

• Pawlenty order bars agencies from federal health care reform
  August 31, 2010
• Mayo Clinic criticizes Pawlenty's fed health care denial
  September 3, 2010
• Minn. Chamber urges Pawlenty to seek health grant
  September 2, 2010

Resources

• About Lynn Blewett
• About Reid Wilson
• About Charles Franklin