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  • Pawlenty, the Bonding Bill Gatekeeper

    mnpACT!

    by Dave Mindeman

    In our continuing series of Minnesota governance by the exclusive pen of Governor Tim Pawlenty, we visit the bonding bill. Passed by the legislature but shaped, molded, and stamped by the Governor.

    Let's look at his letter of explanation (these are vetoes):

    Page 8, [...]
    Posted: March 16, 2010, 12:52am EDT
  • Down Goes Oberstar

    Fraters Libertas

    Way back in December, the first time the allegedly conservative and moderate Democrats in Congress had their chance for a profile in courage, Mark Steyn had this to say about their collapse in the face of Obama Care: ... isn't one of the lessons of the last weekend, where the' [...]
    Posted: March 16, 2010, 12:07am EDT
  • links for 2010-03-15

    Martin Andrade Blogs

    The Search for the Guggenheim Treasure | History & Archaeology | Smithsonian Magazine (tags: treasurehunting martyemail) Babies Are Born to Dance | LiveScience Quote:"Though the ability appears to be innate in humans, the researchers aren't sure why it evolved. "It remains to be understood why humans have developed this particular predisposition," Zentner said. [...]
    Posted: March 15, 2010, 10:02pm EDT
    by Marty Andrade
  • Kick Ass, Mr. President!

    THE SAME ROWDY CROWD

    Great speeches, moving speeches, don’t slide coldly down prompter screens. “Let the big horse run,” songwriter John Stewart sang, powerfully. Barack Obama has kicked over the teleprompter paddles. Kicked the door off his stall. Next, we can only hope, he’ll kick down the whole creaky barn. Just saw Obama on the stump [...]
    Posted: March 15, 2010, 5:41pm EDT
    by Bruce Benidt
  • Bonding bill number correction

    Political Party

    Just got an e-mail from the governor's spokesman Brian McClung saying that the actual size of the bonding bill signed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty is $686 million instead of $680 million. Below is the explanation.

    Our staff double-checked the final bonding number after the Governor’s line-item vetoes are factored in and [...]

    Posted: March 15, 2010, 4:31pm EDT
    by Post-Bulletin Co.

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