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Stop the whining about Pawlenty's unallotment decisions

By Phil Krinkie | 06/24/09
Last week Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced his proposed spending reductions via the unallotment process of $2.7 billion to help balance Minnesota's 2010-2011 state budget.
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When it comes to timing, Pawlenty has a watch with jeweled precision

By Phil Krinkie | 06/09/09
They say in politics "timing is everything." If that is the case, Gov. Tim Pawlenty has a Rolex watch with jeweled precision.
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A sure sign of spring: legislative gridlock

By Phil Krinkie | 03/31/09
Just as the grass turns green and the robins reappear, another sign of spring emerges at the Minnesota Capitol: legislative gridlock.
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Are you ready for some football? Don't count out a Vikings bailout

By Phil Krinkie | 03/03/09
If you think the halls of the Minnesota Capitol are filled only with talk about the state's $4.8 billion budget shortfall, you're wrong.
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Minnesota's proposed 'train to nowhere'

By Phil Krinkie | 11/24/08
After many national new stories and countless late-night talk show jokes, most people are familiar with the infamous congressional boondoggle, the "bridge to nowhere."
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Want to help schools? Leave a few legislators behind

By Phil Krinkie | 08/12/08
Recently released data on the statewide education standards for math and reading tests show more schools in Minnesota falling behind.
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This legislative 'jump-start' will prove to be a shock to taxpayers' wallets

By Phil Krinkie | 06/26/08
When Minnesotans hear the word "jump-start," it usually comes in the form of a question (from one stranded motorist to some good Samaritan) during the final "acceptance" phase of a cold winter morning's five-stages-of-grief melodrama.
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Of legislators and subsidies: When will they ever learn?

By Phil Krinkie | 05/07/08
On Tuesday, April 22, in front of a House Taxes Committee hearing packed with onlookers, lobbyists and a clutch of the ever-available "down-on-their-luck construction workers," legislators listened to yet another proposal to flush taxpayer money dow