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<br />Senate MaSority Izader Bohn Hollinger, DI'4St. Peter, -- _--_ ~-
<br />aeid Pawlenty's proposal to reduce dry and camty aril
<br />"passes the bode to local government" to solve the state's
<br />budget crisis. "Our kicet communities win be asked to pick - g ,:
<br />up the harden, and property tax payers wN be asked Tn o rR~;,~
<br />pick up the bill," Hollinger said in a prepared statement. ~e1~
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<br />Democratic legislators plan to hold meetings through- ~~!la a sb
<br />out the state to sound out public opinion on the budget pro- 3
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<br />House Republican Mt~ority Leader Edk Paulsen M
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<br />MINNESOTA'S FIRST NEWSPAPER WWW.TWINCITIE S.COM NORTH SUBURBAN EDITION ^ 25 CENTS
<br />THE PROBLEM ...
<br />$42 billion
<br />state deficit
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<br />... THE SOLUTION ...
<br />Spending cuts: 52.5 billion Accounting shifts:
<br />Eliminate tobacco 5357 million
<br />andowman; rep other Fee and surcharge increases:
<br />funds: 57.6 billion 5200 million
<br />... THE RESULT
<br />$4.657 billion
<br />A balanced budget and nearly
<br />5500 million in reserves.
<br />inr~eso s~ i ueeze
<br />Pawlenty's budget fix keeps promise of `no new taxes'; DFL says it passes the buck
<br />BV PATRICg BWEENEY - ~ ~ PROPERTY TAX ':
<br />end RACHEL E.BTASBEN-BEBGBR s AIDB 8.i"CREDITS; ~ ~ {Yi f
<br />Pioneer Press rate spender g soil -.~,- ,A n The nate'i four to asst ~ g[if ( ' eat~YO
<br />grrnvs under the bd~dget =crt es vlould ribTOr6 ore , -("'~~ ip~~~o ,r
<br />GOV. Tim Pawlenty proposed a a28 biWon, two-year plan, hiii not arrpss the - <ntth ofthe,cuts ~n Ixal I( ' t `t~''tp
<br />budget Tuesday thatwouklllitMinnesotaoutofa$92bR- board and rotenougF ., gnvemmerrtaid. 6<j ~,-n'
<br />Ron defidt and allow hhn to keep his promise not to raise tc keep pa I y tar all
<br />taXeB. the services antl pro-.:r N w; 5327 b81ian --
<br />Pawlenty urged lawmakers to cut higher educetlon gr ms u,estat~ provides ` 52.63hillion 52.91 billion""
<br />Spending, Slash State aid to cities and COllntl28, tightCn ell- ro}v-The' the tra d e~ tf ~ ,12.55 h011m
<br />gRn7ity standards for ateto-paid health care coverage and for not ray inq relic;: •02=g3 ~ '02-'03
<br />6'eezemastpublioemplOyees'eelsrles. Rubl~zs~hoolsgrtthe ~s 51071 = d0
<br />Public schools, which Pawlenty had promised to protect ~ ~f 39 ~ ~ ~f2.e14 -
<br />6lggest6re~k jligl~er ~ bNlum _ } -
<br />lrom~budgetcuta,wotildgetatlny-1/lOthoflpercent- du~c~utiloca~oN,:~~nd ~~ ..~s. ~ h8liat t bilian ~-
<br />increase in state money on eper-student basis nerd year health and hum n serv ~ ~t f; O~~OS Wt'o5 ~s' _
<br />andnoinereasethefollowingyeat i~esalltakabig~ltst ;projeE!ed`fpalvlmty.~ a
<br />Moat legislative leaders took await-and-see aditude s s~rna,ny,_.IN.sn xy
<br />toward the budget Plan- _ :< - --- ~ _ ~„_-~..
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<br />~ ~ "We era not on the ropes. We are not destined to
<br />C~1 'OS 04 0= .fail. Brighbr days will coma if you make the
<br />projected '"Pawlenty ~'~I tough dadsions now." -Gov. Tim PawleMy
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<br />~,~at.."-''~r -. ,spendwaj plan use .
<br />„ ~~JVIR9NMENT."
<br />,t&'~AGRICULTURE ~'
<br />Would end ethanol devel-
<br />opment program,'False
<br />teesand Sot grant.
<br />_ - 551430'mHNan ~~I
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<br />= 5184.93 m(Hion
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