Pawlenty: Use constitution to cap government spending
The state's general fund budget would be frozen in line with revenue received during the previous budget period under a constitutional amendment proposed today by Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher called it "a formula for disaster in Minnesota, as it has been everywhere else it's been tried. It will cripple our schools and hospitals, not to mention the businesses that rely on a vital economy to survive." Read more.