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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

Campaign finance board: Limits still apply

The state’s political refund contribution program took a killing blow this afternoon. Governor Tim Pawlenty announced he was slashing funding for the program, effectively ending refunds for contributions made after the end of this month. Here’s what the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board just had to say about the “stick” side of that deal,…
by Tim Pugmire

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Up next: John Marty

John Marty, the DFL state senator from Roseville, and two-time gubernatorial candidate, has paper out already. The release focuses on the General Assistance Medical Care cuts, decrying their effect on the newly unemployed. “The governor’s action is in line with his recent veto of the anti-bullying bill. Tim Pawlenty has become the schoolyard bully; he…
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Seifert weighs in

GOP minority leader (at least unit June 24th or so) Marty Seifert just weighed in on the unallotments. Here’s the edible portion of the press release. Seifert’s statement: “Governor Pawlenty today did what Minnesota Democrats cannot: He made government live within its means. Unallotment is not anyone’s ideal solution, but it’s what the session came…
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Democrats respond

3:22 PM: Exit, stage left. Press conference over. 3:20 PM: Clark: state employees “swallowed hard,” and “stepped forward to help… My guess is that we’re going to see our teachers and other public employees working together, as well.” She says state needs to be a more responsible fiscal manager and reduce overhead. 3:15 PM: Clark…
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The cuts…

Here’s a list of Gov. Pawlenty’s proposed cuts.
by Tom Scheck

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Rybak Responds

Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybak started his response to Pawlenty within minutes of the end of the unallotment announcement. 3:15 PM Addendum: Rybak just dashed solo in and out of the MPR capitol buro, handing out his own press release.
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The Unallotment

2:45 PM: Wrapping up. Pawlenty just put his notes in his jacket pocket. “This is a device that has been on the books since the 1930s… In the end, it is a device that gives the executive the authority to make adjustments. Pawlenty is done, walking into his office. 2:41 PM: Commissioner Hanson defends mid-range…
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Seifert off and running.

GOP State Rep. Marty Seifert filed the official paperwork this morning with the Campaign Finance Board to announce his run for governor. The paperwork says former state Rep. Jim Knoblach is chairing Seifert’s campaign. The Seifert for governor website also became active this morning. By popular demand, I’m also putting up the audio from Seifert’s…
by Tom Scheck

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MPR to air Pawlenty’s news conference live

MPR News will air Governor Pawlenty’s unallotment news conference live on the radio and on the web. It’s scheduled to start at 2pm. MPR’s Tim Nelson will also liveblog the news conference right here on Polinaut. Update: Follow live on Twitter with @tomscheck or get updates on your mobile phone by following @MPRbrk and turning…
by Tom Scheck

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The Daily Digest: 6-16-09

Gov. Pawlenty will release his plan to balance the state’s budget on his own at a Capitol news conference at 2 pm. MPR will provide live coverage of the announcement on the radio and will also live stream it on the web. MPR, the Pi Press, the Star Tribune and Forum Communications have preview stories.…
by Tom Scheck

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