DFL prepares budget without tax increase

05/16/2007

Associated Press
Last update: May 16, 2007


Democrats at the Minnesota Capitol assembled a new budget proposal early Wednesday that abandons their desired income tax increase on wealthy Minnesotans, a key sticking point with Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty.

But their plan got a chilly reception from Pawlenty, who said he wasn't consulted on the budget bills and didn't like what he knew of them so far.

"They're going to send us budget bills that they know are probably unacceptable," Pawlenty said after signing a smoking ban into law in Eagan. "I'm not sure how that's productive or how it's going to contribute to an orderly and timely end of session."

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