Budget and taxes
Waiting in the Wings: A Historical Survey of Living Ex-Presidents
Barack Obama is the first Democrat since James Buchanan with two living Democratic ex-presidents to advise him
Read MoreMark Dayton on Tax Policy: “I Didn’t Start the War”
DFL gubernatorial candidate launches 16 attacks against his 2010 rivals’ tax and budget plans and outgoing Pawlenty administration in hour long U of MN event
Read MoreA Content Analysis of Governor Pawlenty’s 2010 State of the State Address
Governor’s focus on jobs in speech up more than threefold from 2009 Address despite yearly drop in unemployment
Read MorePawlenty Unflappable Amid Press Corps Accusations that 2012 Aspirations Hindering His Ability to Govern During Budget Crisis
Governor is adamant that, despite rumored political aspirations or busy travel schedule, there is “no work in his office or administration that is left undone”
Read MoreOn Eve of New Economic Forecast, Minnesota Prepares for Further Budget Strains
Democratic-controlled legislatures in the spotlight, facing largest budget shortfalls across the nation
Read MoreHas Ron Paul Converted Michele Bachmann To Libertarianism?
The event was illuminating for Bachmann’s reaction to Paul’s speech – a public display by the Congresswoman regarding her positive and negative reactions to Paul’s unique brand of libertarian conservatism
Read MoreThe ‘W’ Word: Seifert Says DFL Ran the Legislature Like Democrats in Washington
In his final media availability at the Capitol for 2009, House GOP Minority Leader Marty Seifert cast a very critical look in his (Tuesday) morning quarterbacking of the 86th Legislative session for 2009. Calling it “a session of lost opportunity,”…
Read MoreMinnesota Legislature on Pace for Most Days in Session by Decade
One of the reasons cited by Governor Tim Pawlenty in his recent declaration that there will be no special session this year to resolve the state’s budget crisis, is that he does not believe residents of the Gopher State should…
Read MoreA Historical Snapshot of Minnesota’s Legislative Special Sessions
Governor Tim Pawlenty delivered a shot across the DFL’s bow Thursday afternoon, or perhaps it was the dropping of an A-bomb, when he declared there would be no special sessions to resolve the state’s budget matters and that, if need…
Read MorePawlenty Delivers on Veto Pledge; Override Season Opens
Governor Tim Pawlenty’s veto this weekend of a legislative bill (HF 885, SF 681) that would raise approximately $1 billion in revenue through income and alcohol taxes and a surtax on credit card companies, marked the official opening of Override…
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