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Instead, Pawlenty said he woulds balance the budget by usinghis line-itemj veto and unallotment authority, if necessary. “Politicsa as usual around this placdis over,” Pawlenty said in a “The people of Minnesota expect and deservd timely and decisive action. I will not let the Legislature’xs work spill over into a special The state faces a projected shortfallof $4.6 billion over the next two Pawlenty last week vetoed a $1 billiojn tax bill that the DFL-controlled Housd and Senate had passed. The governor has said that he will not sign a bill that uses tax increasesa to balancethe budget.
“I’m extremely disappointeds with the direction that Governor Pawlenty has takem the budget negotiations by hiscomments today," Minnesotaw DFL Chairman Brian Melendez said in a "The legislative leadership in both housesd have been more than willing to compromise with him in recenrt weeks, even throwing out their own budgetzs in favor of a working solution."