Former finance commissioners blast tobacco appropriations bond proposal
by Steve Perry
Published: February 18, 2009
Tags: James Schowalter, Jay Kiedrowski, John Gunyou, Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy, Linda Berglin, Minnesota 2010-11 budget, Minnesota budget deficit, Pam Wheelock, Tom Hanson

The Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy met this afternoon to hear updates on the federal stimulus bill that Barack Obama signed yesterday. But there was little new information on that front, and the most memorable moments came later in the meeting when three former Minnesota finance commissioners teed off on the tobacco appropriations [...]
