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Former GOP Legislator: Pawlenty’s Unallotments Could Bankrupt Small Cities.

Former Minnesota State Representative Dan Dorman (R-Albert Lea) has been a vocal critic of Governor Pawlenty’s plans to slash aid to local and county governments, saying it would affect communities’ …
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Question of the Day: Who Gets Seated First: Sotomayor Or Franken?

President Barack Obama’s nomination of Second District Appeals Court Judge, Sonia Sotomayor, has some wondering, as a question of legal process, who wil be successfully seated first: Supreme Court Justice …
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VIDEO: How the Obama Administration Is Using New Media to Make Government More Transparent.

Since taking office on January 20th, President Barack Obama has been making good on his pledge to open up government in new ways and new places. In the video below, …
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A Fair Tax System Doesn’t Mean Class Warfare.

Making Minnesota’s tax system more fair is something we’ve talked a lot about on this blog.   The fact that Minnesota’s tax system is unfair was confirmed by the  2009 Minnesota …
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“King Tim” Polka Song Attacks Pawlenty for Putting National Ambitions Before Minnesota’s Working Families.

Minnesotans are finding new and creative ways to respond to Governor Tim Pawlenty’s decision to ignore the will of the elected legislature and unilaterally decide how the state’s budget process …
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Legislative Session Ends, Community Leaders Worry About Where Pawlenty’s Axe Will Fall.

A little after midnight last night, the Minnesota House and Senate adjourned. The legislature was able to make some headway on closing the budget deficit, a task made even more …
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VIDEO: Minnesotans Speak: Health Insurance on Pawlenty’s Chopping Block.

At a time when more and more people are losing their jobs and are unable to pay for health care, Governor Pawlenty is proposing to drastically cut the Health and …
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Letter: The state’s needs come first, Gov. Pawlenty.

"When is Gov. Tim Pawlenty going to put the needs of Minnesota ahead of his national ambitions?" writes Minneapolis resident Adam Duininck in this morning’s Star Tribune. Earlier this month, …