Government
MAPE leaders address AFSCME convention
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For the first time since the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees split from AFSCME three decades ago, MAPE representatives spoke to an AFSCME Convention Friday.
Government
Obama stirs AFL-CIO convention with message of hope
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In a speech frequently interrupted by standing ovations and loud applause, President Barack Obama called on unions to work with him to reform health care, rebuild the economy and “make real the promise of the United States of America.”
Government
Governor’s job cuts threaten economic recovery, unions say
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As the state’s economy struggles to endure the current economic crisis, Governor Tim Pawlenty’s budget cuts – announced Tuesday – will only worsen the misery for many Minnesotans, union leaders said.
Government
Union leaders slam Pawlenty’s actions on budget
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Governor Pawlenty’s stubborn refusal to work with the Legislature to resolve Minnesota’s budget shortfall will deepen the state’s economic crisis, union leaders said.
Government
Failure to override means pain for more Minnesota families
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In a grueling and sometimes-tearful session on Sunday, May 17, the House failed to overturn Governor Tim Pawlenty\’s veto of its tax and finance omnibus bill, by an 85-49 party-line vote that saw two DFLers defecting to the Republican side. By an 87-47 vote, the House also failed to overturn the Pawlenty line-item veto that ends medical assistance for 30,000 General Assistance recipients in mid-2010.
Government
Legislators fail to override Pawlenty veto, restore health care funding
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With the Legislature facing a midnight Monday deadline to complete work in the 2009 session, lawmakers attempted but failed to override Governor Tim Pawlenty’s veto of a tax bill.
Government
Pawlenty takes ‘no compromise’ approach to state’s future
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No new taxes. No special session. No compromise. That’s essentially the message that Governor Pawlenty delivered with $400 million in line item vetoes and a threat that he will balance the budget by unallotment if the Legislature does not agree to his terms.
Government
Groups make last-ditch effort help uninsured Minnesotans
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Hospitals, citizen health care consumers, labor and faith-based organizations came together Thursday to persuade Governor Pawlenty that cutting over 100,000 Minnesotans off health care would wreck havoc on the state.
Government
‘Invest in Minnesota,’ hundreds tell lawmakers
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Hundreds of Minnesotans crammed the state Capitol Monday to call on lawmakers to raise revenue to fund critical public services. They applauded Minnesota House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher’s call to override Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s veto of a new tax bill.
Government
Legislature, governor head for budget and tax showdown
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The 2009 session of the Minnesota legislature faces a May 18 deadline to adjourn: between now and then, lawmakers must craft a budget that addresses a $6.4 billion deficit for 2010-11 and adopt a tax bill that pays for it.