No matter who wins the budget battle at the Minnesota Capitol, one thing is clear: There will be significant cuts to services for people with mental and physical disabilities, like Nikki Villavicencio (pictured), who receives state assistance for help living with a rare joint disorder.
In his State of the State speech earlier this month, Gov. Tim Pawlenty focused on the good news. He promised not to cut K-12 education funding. He vowed not to drop any children from state-backed health-insurance programs. The governor even proposed slashing taxes for corporations by 50 percent in order to spur job growth. Missing from the speech was any realistic assessment of what those proposals would mean for other areas of the state budget if enacted.
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