Gov. Pawlenty recently ended a veto drought that began March 15.
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Pawlenty retaliates against Legislature with bonding bill vetoes
Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Monday used his line-item veto authority to decimate the bonding bill from $1 billion to $686 million, in some cases chopping entire sections from the bill.
Read More »Q&A: A brief history of item veto and unallotment powers in Minnesota
The one-two punch of line-item vetoes and unallotments that Gov. Tim Pawlenty will use to balance Minnesota’s budget represents a claim of executive power that’s ...
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