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Tim Pawlenty
- The powers of the governor to cut the budget before justices
The Minnesota Supreme Court hears a case that tests the extent of a governor's authority to cut the budget without oversight from the Minnesota legislature.Midmorning, March 15, 2010 - House Republicans urge Pawlenty to make big cuts in bonding bill
Republicans in the Minnesota House are privately urging Gov. Tim Pawlenty to be extra aggressive when he cuts down a $1 billion bonding bill through line item vetoes.March 12, 2010 - Democrats say Pawlenty siphoning office staff from other agencies
Gov. Tim Pawlenty has often used interagency agreements to pay some senior policy advisers. DFL leaders say he's gone too far, and they're proposing deep cuts in the governor's office budget.March 11, 2010 - Pawlenty checks on flood prep progress
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty toured sandbag operations in Moorhead Wednesday morning and met with city and county officials to discuss their flood preparations.March 10, 2010 - Costs of insuring the poor shift to hospitals in GAMC fix
General Assistance Medical Care, which covers some of the state's poorest residents, was scheduled to run out at the end of the month. A new deal keeps coverage in place, but at a cost to hospitals, doctors and dentists.March 6, 2010 - Minn. panel takes up gov.'s sex offender proposal
Minnesota lawmakers are taking up Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposal to double prison time for sex offenders.March 4, 2010 - Beyond this year's $1 billion, a bigger state budget problem
Finance officials are projecting Minnesota will have a $5.8 billion budget deficit in the next two-year budget cycle. Factor in inflation and the problem grows to nearly $7 billion.March 3, 2010 - Pawlenty supporting John McCain's Senate bid
Gov. Tim Pawlenty is supporting John McCain's Senate bid.February 25, 2010 - After recalling bonding bill, DFL reconsiders priorities
DFL Legislative leaders are using a procedural wrinkle to avoid a gubernatorial veto of the $1 billion dollar bonding bill.February 23, 2010 - Minn. budget cuts case takes another step
More court filings will shed light on a case that has jeopardized $2.7 billion in budget cuts made by Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty.February 23, 2010 - Minn. Dems looking to override Pawlenty veto this week
DFL legislative leaders say they may try this week to override Gov. Pawlenty's veto of a bill that extends funding for a health care program for some of the state's poorest residents. But the override vote will not come on Monday.February 22, 2010 - Pawlenty touts conservative credentials to activists in Washington
Gov. Tim Pawlenty got a warm reception from conservative activists at a conference in Washington D.C. Friday, where he criticized President Obama for "out-of-control" federal spending.February 19, 2010 - Pawlenty to address key conservative group
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is taking his turn before an influential conservative audience.February 19, 2010 - Firefighters criticize Pawlenty's use of $10M in training money
A coalition representing the state's 20,000 firefighters is criticizing Gov. Pawlenty for using nearly $10 million in training money to help balance the state's budget.February 18, 2010 - LGA cuts force cities to tighten belts, again
Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposed plan to balance the state's budget cuts $250 million in aid to cities and counties around the state, and city leaders are already working out details to determine what kind of things they'll need to do without.February 17, 2010
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