by Sarah Janecek
Published: March 15, 2010
Tags: Minnesota Supreme Court, unallotment, Unallotment litigation, Unallotments
One of the first things they tell you in law school -- which is later confirmed by actual legal experience -- is that nine times out of ten the lines of questioning in oral argument are irrelevant to the reasoning of the ultimate decision.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: February 23, 2010
Tags: GAMC, Larry Pogemiller, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, MinnesotaCare, Tim Pawlenty, Unallotment litigation
The leaders of the Minnesota House and Senate this morning ordered Department of Human Services Commissioner Cal Ludeman not to spend state money on the automatic transition of those enrolled in General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC) into the state's MinnesotaCare program.
by Charley Shaw
Published: February 9, 2010
Tags: 2009 legislative session, Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Lori Swanson, Unallotment litigation
Gov. Tim Pawlenty formally lodged his defense today with the Minnesota Supreme Court in the ongoing unallotment litigation. The Republican governor is asking the state's high court to put weight on his administration's actions of June 4, 2009.
by Charley Shaw
Published: January 26, 2010
Tags: Bob Gunther, House Rules Committee, Tom Emmer, Tony Sertich, Unallotment litigation
Over the objections of Republicans, the state House Rules committee today on a voice vote agreed to hire outside counsel to prepare a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the plaintiffs in the ongoing litigation challenging Gov. Tim Pawlenty's 2009 unallotments.
by Charley Shaw
Published: January 25, 2010
Tags: House Rules Committee, Minnesota Supreme Court, Unallotment litigation
The state House Rules committee tomorrow will hold another hearing about getting involved in the legal challenge to Gov. Tim Pawlenty's 2009 deficit-solving unallotments.
by Paul Demko
Published: January 20, 2010
Tags: Lee Helgen, St. Paul City Council, Tim Pawlenty, Unallotment litigation
The St. Paul City Council has voted unanimously to file a legal brief in support of a lawsuit challenging Gov. Tim Pawlenty's authority to make unilateral budget cuts. St. Paul lost roughly $5 million in state government aid last year owing to cuts implemented by Pawlenty and expects to see its funding reduced by more than $11 million in 2010.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: January 12, 2010
Tags: Kathleen Gearin, Tim Pawlenty, Unallotment litigation
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has appealed a ruling late last month in which a Ramsey County judge accused him of trampling on the state Constitution when he used his unallotment powers last year to cut the state budget.
by Steve Perry
Published: January 12, 2010
Tags: Kathleen Gearin, Robert Carney, Tim Pawlenty, Unallotment litigation, Unallotments
Why the difference between this ruling and the temporary restraining order that Gearin issued on December 30 in the Brayton suit over a nutrition program? Gearin's ruling suggests that her decision was a matter of the grounds on which Carney's case was made: The second action did not mount a constitutional argument against Pawlenty's action.
by Charley Shaw
Published: January 8, 2010
Tags: Kathleen Gearin, Tim Pawlenty, Unallotment litigation
An order signed today by Ramsey County District Chief Judge Kathleen Gearin said that appeals of her Dec. 30 unallotment ruling should be handled immediately.
by Steve Perry
Published: January 5, 2010
Tags: Kathleen Gearin, Larry Pogemiller, Minnesota budget deficit, Tim Pawlenty, Unallotment litigation, Unallotments
This morning I talked by phone with Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller about the Gearin decision and the meeting between Gov. Tim Pawlenty and legislative leaders this Friday. Among the questions on Pogemiller's mind: What difference would it really make if the Legislature authorized a school payment shift, as Pawlenty is now asking?
