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Tim Pawlenty
- DFLers see hypocrisy in Pawlenty's Medicaid budget fix
Democrats in the Minnesota House and Senate are taking issue with Gov. Tim Pawlenty for including a big chunk of federal money in his plan to erase a $1.2 billion state budget deficit.February 16, 2010 - Gov. Pawlenty heading back to New Hampshire
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is heading back to New Hampshire for his second visit as a potential Republican presidential candidate.February 12, 2010 - Pawlenty signs first bills of 2010 session
The first bills of the 2010 session are now law, even if they're not likely to make headlines.February 12, 2010 - Pawlenty expected to push tax cuts in budget plan
Gov. Tim Pawlenty is scheduled to release his budget plan on Monday, and it's likely to include job creation proposals that DFL leaders have reacted skeptically to.February 12, 2010 - Pawlenty wants mayors to manage St. Paul, Mpls. schools
Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Thursday proposed handing control of the Minneapolis and St. Paul school districts over to those cities' mayors.February 11, 2010 - Pawlenty focuses on jobs in State of State speech
Governor Tim Pawlenty used his eighth and final State of the State speech Thursday to outline a plan for jump-starting the economy through a variety of tax breaks for businesses.February 11, 2010 - Gov. Pawlenty delivers his final State of the State address
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty delivers his final State of the State address, speaking to a joint meeting of the Minnesota House and Senate about the challenges facing Minnesota.Midday, February 11, 2010 - Pawlenty preps last state of the state in shadow of gridlock
Gov. Pawlenty will give his final State of the State address Thursday, and his sixth with the state facing a budget deficit. The state's ongoing budget problems have deeply divided the Republican governor and the Democrats who control the Legislature.February 11, 2010 - Pawlenty defends unallotment power in court filing
Gov. Tim Pawlenty filed a brief with the Minnesota Supreme Court Tuesday defending the constitutionality of what's known the governor's unallotment authority.February 9, 2010 - Pawlenty's delivery of donor's check raises questions
Political observers are raising eyebrows after the disclosure that Gov. Tim Pawlenty hand-delivered a $100,000 check from a wealthy Texas donor to the Alabama Republican Party last week.February 9, 2010 - Pawlenty says he may veto public works bill
Gov. Pawlenty is suggesting that he may veto a public works bill moving through the Legislature.February 9, 2010 - Pawlenty seeks longer terms for sex offenders
Gov. Tim Pawlenty proposed tougher penalties for sex offenders that would more than double their time in prison.February 9, 2010 - Minn. Dems seek to limit governor's unallotment power
Democratic lawmakers are going after the governor's power to reduce state spending, even as Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty is due to tell a court why the cuts he made last year were legal.February 9, 2010 - Pawlenty speaks to North Carolina forum on creativity
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty told a North Carolina crowd that public schools and higher education nationwide must adapt to the "radical decentralization" of information caused by technology.February 8, 2010 - Pawlenty appears at Alabama GOP event
Gov. Tim Pawlenty spoke at a GOP activist event in Alabama Friday night, just two days into the 2010 Minnesota legislative session.February 6, 2010
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