It was downhill for Pawlenty over the holidays
Numbering among Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s Christmas gifts was a kind of snowboard device that apparently had the chief executive demonstrating gubernatorial gracefulness and pluck on some smaller hills over the holidays.
Pawlenty, speaking prior to the start of the Governor’s Reform Summit at the Capitol today (Jan. 5), indicated that his family stayed at home for the holidays.
Speaking to business leaders and other attendees at the summit the governor again expressed his disinclination to include tax increases as part of the state’s response to the projected $5 billion state budget deficit.
“I think it would be unwise,” he concluded.
Some of the reform ideas that came up during the summit included paying for performance, reforming chemical dependency programs, and connecting higher education to workforce needs, according to the Governor’s Office.
