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.
Government
Rally Monday to ‘Invest in Minnesota’
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Unions and other progressive organizations will rally Monday at the state Capitol to urge lawmakers to "Invest in Minnesota" as they decide the future funding for education, health care and other public services.
Government
Obama nominates two to National Labor Relations Board
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President Barack Obama has nominated two people, including a veteran union attorney, to vacant seats on the National Labor Relations Board, leaving just one slot to be filled on the five-member panel that oversees almost all of the nation’s labor-management relations.
Government
Rally at Capitol Tuesday to support older adult services
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Caregivers and supporters of long-term care services for older adults will rally Tuesday at the Capitol to urge lawmakers to make funding for these services a priority in the state budget.