GOVERNOR PAWLENTY
High court hears unallotment arguments
Whether Gov. Tim Pawlenty acted legally when he cut $2.7 million from the state budget last summer may rest on whether Minnesota Supreme Court justices think the Legislature has given the governor a right to trim budgets.By Don Davis , March 15, 2010
New bonding bill could face veto
Gov. Tim Pawlenty will veto a public works funding bill a House-Senate conference committee approved Tuesday night, a Republican lawmaker told his colleagues.By Don Davis , March 10, 2010
Court cuts to hit small counties hardest
Further state budget cuts will mean longer waits for cases to go through Minnesota's court system, judicial leaders say, and small counties will be hardest hit.By Don Davis , February 27, 2010
Farm lawmakers see cuts coming
Farm-area legislators fear that agriculture programs are being cut more than other departments as Minnesota officials look to balancing the state budget.By Don Davis , February 25, 2010
Pawlenty meets with bonding, GAMC leaders
The governor and legislators are meeting over two sticky issues that had appeared ready to implode.By Andrew Tellijohn and Don Davis , February 25, 2010
Pawlenty says he'll make decision about presidency in early 2011
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty told a national television audience Sunday that he likely will decide whether to run for president early next year.By Don Davis , February 22, 2010
All health programs face cuts
No state health care program escaped Gov. Tim Pawlenty's budget axe this week.By Don Davis , February 18, 2010
Pawlenty suggests ag research cut
Agriculture leaders are questioning some cuts Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty proposes to balance the state budget.By Don Davis , February 16, 2010
Pawlenty lays out budget cuts
Minnesota's cities, counties and poor people in need of health care would be most affected by Governor Tim Pawlenty's plan to balance the state budget.By Don Davis , February 15, 2010
Lawmakers want to cut governor's power
Bills to restrict a governor's ability to unilaterally cut budgets are being introduced in the Minnesota Legislature, and the state Supreme Court says it will accept cities' input when it considers the issue this spring.By Don Davis , February 11, 2010
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Pawlenty fights judicial legislation
It is a conservative candidate's dream: The chance to accuse a judge of taking over powers that should be left to legislators and governors.By Don Davis , January 03, 2010
Judge rules Pawlenty's budget cut unconstitutional
Gov. Tim Pawlenty violated the state constitution when he cut a relatively small program as he tried to fix a $2.7 billion budget deficit this summer, a judge said in a ruling that could open the door to more legal challenges.By Don Davis , December 31, 2009
Governor Pawlenty proclaims October as 'Co-op Month'
Cooperative Network, the trade association for Minnesota and Wisconsin cooperative businesses, celebrates Governor Tim Pawlenty’s recent signing of an official proclamation declaring October “Co-op Month” in Minnesota.October 16, 2009
Pawlenty visits troops in Iraq, worries about Iran
If Iran was behind the deaths of three Minnesota National Guard soldiers, already rocky relations with the United States could become worse, Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Sunday from the Middle East.By Don Davis , July 21, 2009
Pawlenty trims public works bill; keeps Alexandria Airport funding intact
Flood prevention and recovery projects will be fully funded, but Gov. Tim Pawlenty trimmed a public works funding bill, saying legislators want to spend too much. He did, however, approve a $2 million request for an Alexandria aircraft surveillance facility.By Don Davis , May 19, 2009
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