Berglin: Pawlenty’s HCAF two-step exceeds his unallotment authority

by Steve Perry
Published: June 17, 2009
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Around the Capitol, Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s attempts through the years to fix general fund troubles by raiding the dedicated Health Care Acess Fund that pays for the state’s MinnesotaCare program are the stuff of legend. And his unallotment plan for balancing the 2010-11 state budget carries on in that tradition. Buried in the long list of [...]

Berglin: Pawlenty’s HCAF two-step exceeds his unallotment authority

by Steve Perry
Published: June 17, 2009
Tags: , , , , , ,

Around the Capitol, Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s attempts through the years to fix general fund troubles by raiding the dedicated Health Care Acess Fund that pays for the state’s MinnesotaCare program are the stuff of legend. And his unallotment plan for balancing the 2010-11 state budget carries on in that tradition. Buried in the long list of [...]

Senate passes health and human services budget

by Charley Shaw
Published: April 27, 2009
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The state Senate this afternoon passed its health and human services budget bill 40-23. In the DFL-controlled chamber, the bill drew support from some Republicans and opposition from some Democrats. Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller (DFL-Minneapolis) also took the unusual step of offering GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s health care budget as a floor amendment. He implored [...]

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