Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty touts himself as a competent but firm manager in the 2004 Minnesota transit strike and 2005 Minnesota government shutdown in an ad playing in Des Moines and Ames, Iowa.
Before going off to the Council on Foreign Relations to give a speech on foreign policy, former Minnesota governor and 2012 GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty appeared on Fox & Friends Tuesday morning. Asked about his stance on cap and trade, he acknowledged that he had changed his mind. He added, “I denounced it for a variety of reasons, one of which is the science is bad and it’s in great dispute,” repeating once more that there is a “scientific dispute” about the issue of climate change.
Sen. Scott Dibble and Rep. Jim Davnie announced Monday they won’t introduce the Safe Schools for All bill during the special session. Gov. Tim Pawlenty had rejected the call for tougher anti-bullying efforts, and DFL leadership was not prepared to back the measure. The duo offered the bills because of what they called a crisis of suicides by LGBT students in Minnesota this year. They will push for the legislation in 2011.
In Iowa this weekend for the start of what the New York Times called the “Pawlenty road show,” Gov. Tim Pawlenty shrugged off questions about a presidential run with a wink and gathered jeers and accolades from the punditry. From…
In a matchup between President Barack Obama and Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Obama would win by ten points, according to a new St. Cloud State University poll (pdf) released Tuesday. When asked who they would vote for in 2012, 49…
Minnesota has its first suspected case of the new flu that has killed more than 100 people in Mexico. The affected person, who is associated with Rocori Middle School in Cold Spring, is “recovering at home” and “is responding well,” state officials said at a news conference this morning. The person did not travel to Mexico but had contact with someone who did.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, made explicit Friday morning a vow he strongly hinted at earlier this week that Republicans would block any effort to seat Democrat Al Franken before Sen. Norm Coleman’s expected court challenge to the…
In a move that political analysts say could hurt Tim Pawlenty’s VP chances, the governor vetoed the Foreclosure Deferment Bill on Thursday. The measure would’ve kept nearly 15,000 Minnesotans from losing their homes by…
Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal sees Gov. Tim Pawlenty landing himself in the hot seat when it comes time to veto the Minnesota Subprime Borrower Relief Act. Pawlenty has spoken against the proposal and…
Republican presidential nominee John McCain is hosting a group of political power couples for the Memorial Day weekend at his home in Sedona, Ariz. The list includes several…
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