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‘No new taxes’: T-Paw faces record deficit with familiar mantra

By Andy Birkey | 01.07.09 | 1:31 pm

As the 86th two-year session of the Minnesota legislature gets under way, Gov. Tim Pawlenty says there’s at least one option off the table to fix a state budget that faces a $4.8 billion shortfall: raising taxes.