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Higher-ed in greater Minnesota braces for unallotment crunch

By Jon Pike | 06.23.09 | 11:49 am

For state college administrators, the announcement of the Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s unallotment plans was a good news/bad news story. The size of the budgetary hit was not as big as they expected. But, it’s still a substantial amount. The state’s two higher-education systems — which comprise 32 colleges and state universities, plus the four University of Minnesota campuses outside the Twin Cities — will each take a hit of $50 million dollars, or about a 3.6 percent drop.

Pawlenty: Still pulling the ladder up

By Britt Robson | 03.31.08 | 9:47 am

When Gov. Tim Pawlenty ran for reelection in 2006, one of the more effective and abiding themes used against him by his most formidable challenger, Mike Hatch, was the governor’s hypocrisy in the…

Pawlenty Can Become a Worthy Successor to Cheney

By Jeff Fecke | 06.25.07 | 10:15 am

Jeff FeckeThis past week has not been kind to the legacy of Dick Cheney.  First, we were treated to Cheney’s bizarre assertion that because the vice president has some executive branch duties and some legislative branch duties, that…

Controversy Swirls Around MnSCU Trustee Appointment

By Jeff Fecke | 06.22.07 | 9:18 am

hellierA controversy regarding the appointment of a new student representative to the Board of Trustees for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is resulting in strong criticism of a candidate reportedly favored for consideration by Gov.…