Subject: [big campaign] RELEASE: Pawlenty's Courage? Not In Minnesota
From: Aniello Alioto <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:53:01 -0500
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A great read on Tpaw - please let us know if Alliance for a Better Minnesota
(ProgressNow MN partner) can provide you with more information.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 11, 2010* *

Contact: Denise Cardinal
Mobile:  612-269-9276
Email: [email-masked]* *
*Pawlenty’s Courage? Not in Minnesota*

*St. Paul, Minn. -* Tim Pawlenty’s record in Minnesota is anything but
courageous.  As he embarks on a national tour today to promote his book *The
Courage to Stand*, Minnesotans have not forgotten the mess he left behind as
governor.  Tim Pawlenty’s tax increases and his $6.2 billion budget deficit
will continue to plague Minnesota long after he is gone.  A state-based
group, Alliance for a Better Minnesota, launched:
truthabouttim.com<http://abetterminnesota.pnstate.org/site/R?i=4ZIWksCLBkuIEN_wdjLx-A..>as
a way to share the facts about Pawlentys legacy with those outside of
the
state.

Alliance for a Better Minnesota Executive Director Denise Cardinal released
the following statement:

"Tim Pawlenty spent eight years unfairly increasing the tax burden on
middle-class Minnesotans while failing to show strong leadership and balance
Minnesota’s budget.  Minnesotans saw higher taxes, fiscal recklessness and
an aversion to making tough choices from Governor Pawlenty, but we certainly
never saw courage."

The reality of Governor Pawlenty’s legacy is that he has left the state in
shambles.  His lack of leadership has saddled the state with a $6.2 billion
dollar deficit and his failure to show leadership on tough issues ensured
that middle-class Minnesotans paid higher taxes throughout his eight years
as governor.

Pawlenty cut state aid to local governments by $2.6 billion dollars over
eight years, which caused property taxes for Minnesota homeowners to
skyrocket over that same time period.  Over 90% of Minnesotans have seen
their state and local tax rates increase since 2002, with the richest 10% of
Minnesotans remaining relatively unaffected.

In addition, Governor Pawlenty’s cut state spending on higher education over
15% during his eight years as Governor.  These cuts have resulted in an 80%
increase in tuition to his alma mater, the University of Minnesota, putting
the education that allowed him to succeed further and further from the reach
of middle-class Minnesotans.

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*Alliance for a Better Minnesota is a 501 (c)4 advocacy group, funded by
progressive donors and institutions working for clean lakes, great schools,
safe infrastructure and civil rights in Minnesota.*

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organization focused on securing major advances in progressive public policy
for Minnesota.*

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