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Here's a preemptive fact check: Dayton did, in fact, inherit a projected $6. 2 billion two-year budget deficit from Pawlenty. The leaders that followed Pawlenty — Dayton is a Democrat and both chambers of the Legislature swung to Republican control in 2011 — were forced to grapple with this right away. MASS TRANSIT, TWINS STADIUM, NEW STATE PARK It was under Pawlenty that the metro witnessed the biggest expansion of mass transit in generations. U. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty get a close look from the bridge where the Northstar commuter rail line and the Hiawatha light-rail line will connect in Minneapolis as the early phase of construction is underway Tuesday, July 10, 2007. A map, left, shows the 40-mile Northstar line which will run from Minneapolis to Big Lake, Minn. (Jim Mone / Associated Press) Although he opposed it as a lawmaker, Pawlenty, along with Peter Bell, his appointed chair of the Met Council, presided over the opening of the Hiawatha Line, now called the Blue Line, connecting Minneapolis to the airport and Mall of America.
"Few industries have more impact on the entire economy – and on the lives of average Americans – than financial services. I realize there is still work to be done to continue to earn customers' confidence, " Mr. Pawlenty said in the statement. "Our members will best accomplish that goal by responsibly investing every day in our communities and job creators, " he added. The Financial Services Roundtable represents 100 integrated financial services companies and accounts for $92. 7-trillion in managed assets, $1. 2-trillion in revenue, and 2. 3 million jobs, according to the group.
Unfortunately, all of my DFL opponents support allowing 'sanctuary cities' in Minnesota which limit local law enforcement officials from cooperating with federal immigration officials. " Walz, who is running against state Rep. Erin Murphy and Attorney General Lori Swanson for the DFL nomination for governor, has been on the receiving end of Pawlenty attacks. In a recent interview, he called Pawlenty's rhetoric "cancerous. " As a sovereign nation the United States should enforce its border, but local law enforcement would be better deployed solving local crime, Walz said. Making immigration stops, Walz said, would "undermine security, safety and trust" that police need to solve crimes, including against undocumented immigrants. "He's trying to scare people about who their neighbors are, " Walz said.
Negative Asian American tropes have long existed online but began increasing last March as parts of the United States went into lockdown over the coronavirus. That month, politicians including Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., and Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., used the terms "Wuhan virus" and "Chinese coronavirus" to refer to COVID-19 in their tweets. Those terms then began trending online, according to a study from the University of California, Berkeley. On the day Gosar posted his tweet, usage of the term "Chinese virus" jumped 650% on Twitter; a day later there was an 800% increase in their usage in conservative news articles, the study found. Trump also posted eight times on Twitter last March about the "Chinese virus, " causing vitriolic reactions. In the replies section of one of his posts, a Trump supporter responded, "U caused the virus, " directing the comment to an Asian Twitter user who had cited U. death statistics for COVID-19. The Trump fan added a slur about Asian people. In a study this week from the University of California, San Francisco, researchers who examined 700, 000 tweets before and after Trump's March 2020 posts found that people who posted the hashtag #chinesevirus were more likely to use racist hashtags, including #bateatingchinese.
While I regret he cannot continue as co-chair of my campaign, his new position advancing the integrity of our financial system is vital to the future of our country. I congratulate him on his new position and wish him every success in carrying out his new mission. " Pawlenty said that his new job doesn't allow him to participate in partisan campaign activities, which is why he is stepping down. "My work with Mitt has been a privilege, " he said. "Mitt Romney is a truly good man and great leader. As the campaign moves into the home stretch, he has my full support and continued faith in his vision and his policies. " The Financial Services Roundtable was a key player in the debate over financial reform, and the industry is now pushing to repeal much of the Dodd-Frank legislation. Pawlenty has often boasted about his courage in speaking out against the excesses of Wall Street, once comparing those in the financial industry to pigs in a trough. In a June 8, 2011 interview with Bloomberg, Pawlenty was asked, "What is your truth message to Wall Street? "
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Tim Pawlenty on Jobs Republican MN Governor I strongly support right-to-work laws Q: New Hampshire could soon become the 23rd state to pass right to work legislation. Unions don't like it because it makes membership voluntary. Would you support a federal right-to-work law? PAWLENTY: People shouldn't be forced to belong or be a membe in any organization. And the government has no business telling you what group to be a member of or not. I support strongly right-to-work legislation. For much of his life my dad was a teamster truck driver. I was in a union. We grew up in a blue-collar town. I understand these issues. But we don't have a government tell us what organizations or associations we should be in. We tell the government what to do. GINGRICH: I hope that N. H. does adopt right-to-work. I'd frankly keep it at the state level because as each new state becomes right to work, they send a signal to the remaining states, don't be stupid. CAIN: I do believe that the states should have the right.
The Q Comp program was established, resulting in raises for many teachers in school districts that chose to participate. However, Q Comp, which is used today by more than 100 school districts and dozens of charter schools — encompassing about half of the state's public school students — remains controversial, with its actual impact on student and teacher performance unclear. Several Pawlenty initiatives led to more funding for schools, although critics said he achieved those increases mainly by shifting the tax burden from state sources to local property taxes. CIGARETTE TAX? In 2005, to accommodate DFL demands that Pawlenty not cut off health coverage for a state health insurance program for the working poor, he plugged gaps in needed revenue with what he called a "health impact fee" of 75 cents on every pack of cigarettes sold. It smelled like a tax and smoked like a tax — and would become one of several budget-balancing tools Pawlenty used that drew criticism from anti-tax Republicans.
"I shut down a government and won, " Pawlenty said in one TV ad. Another says, "Minnesota government shut down. Why? Because Tim Pawlenty would not accept Democrats' massive tax and spending demands. Result? Pawlenty won. " At the time, however, the Governor did not sound so triumphant. When the partial shutdown ended after nine days in July of 2005, Pawlenty cautioned against boasting by either side. "Given what the state's been through, anybody who tries to spin this as a partisan victory should be ashamed of himself or herself, " he said at a press conference. The budget standoff ended when Pawlenty and the Democrats agreed to a 75-cent increase in the cigarette tax, an increase Pawlenty had proposed near the end of the regular session of the Legislature. It was revived during the special session as a way to help pay for public health programs. Pawlenty wouldn't call it a tax hike, though. "I remember him, in pencil, crossing out 'cigarette tax' and writing down 'health impact fee, '" Dean Johnson, then the Senate Majority Leader, recalled in an interview with the Associated Press this July.