Tag: Tim Pawlenty

Gov. Walz and Lt. Gov. Flanagan Update: April 2, 2021

On First Day All Minnesotans are Eligible, Governors Walz and Pawlenty Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

Gov. Walz and Pawlenty Being Immunized


On Tuesday Governor Walz received the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine alongside former Republican governor Tim Pawlenty and former Vikings linebacker EJ Henderson at the Vikings’ Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center in Eagan.

“I was excited to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine today, alongside my friend and former Republican governor of Minnesota Tim Pawlenty,” said Governor Walz. “It doesn’t matter where you live or who you vote for, we can all agree we need to end this pandemic. The vaccines are how we get there. So roll up your sleeves, Minnesota, the end is in sight.”

Continue reading “Gov. Walz and Lt. Gov. Flanagan Update: April 2, 2021”

Our View: LGA: Walz city aid plan makes up losses

Why it matters: Cities are the government closest to the people, so funding can be directed where it’s needed most.

With the federal government increasingly dysfunctional and state political parties often taking the lead from their federal counterparts, the government that works best in the future may be the city.

So Gov. Tim Walz’s plan to increase local government aid by $30 million, bringing it back to the level of 2002 is a good down payment to empower the cities delivering goods and services to the people who can hold them most accountable.

Walz confirmed he is behind the plan for making the cities whole on getting the level of aid they received 17 years ago but also urged them to use their loud “choir voices” to convince other legislators.

View the complete January 31 editorial on The Mankato Free Press website here.

Gov. Mark Dayton rips into his predecessor, and would-be successor, Tim Pawlenty

The following article by J. Patrick Coolican was posted on the Star Tribune website April 12, 2018:

“I don’t know what he’s going to run on because his record as governor was so abysmal,” Dayton said in an interview with the Star Tribune.

Gov. Mark Dayton harshly criticized his predecessor Tim Pawlenty on Wednesday, ripping Pawlenty’s political comeback bid at length and charging that Pawlenty’s time in office left Minnesota “in disastrous financial shape.”

“I don’t know what he’s going to run on because his record as governor was so abysmal,” Dayton said in an interview with the Star Tribune. The DFLer is not running again this year after two terms. Continue reading “Gov. Mark Dayton rips into his predecessor, and would-be successor, Tim Pawlenty”

Tim Pawlenty Announces Run for Governor

Yesterday, former Minnesota Governor, Tim Pawlenty, announced his campaign for governor of Minnesota. When Pawlenty left office in 2011, he left the state of Minnesota in economic shambles. Huge budget deficits, underfunded schools, and crumbling infrastructure are all parts of his legacy. Returning now from a lucrative job lobbying for Wall Street, Pawlenty is asking Minnesotans to overlook his failures, forget their hardships, and grant him another term as governor. 

“Minnesota needs a governor who will fight for everyday families. That’s not Tim Pawlenty.” said DFL Chairman Ken Martin. “As governor, he deprived thousands of Minnesotans of affordable health care. He jeopardized our children’s education. He devastated our budget, and left roads and bridges across the state to crumble.” Continue reading “Tim Pawlenty Announces Run for Governor”

Tim Pawlenty nixes Minnesota Senate run this year

The following article by Jennifer Brooks was posted on the StarTribune website January 16, 2018:

Minnesota is going to be a “tough state” for Republicans to win, he said on Fox Business News interview.

Credit: J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE

WASHINGTON – Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Tuesday he will not run for the U.S. Senate this year, dashing Republican hopes that he would mount a strong bid for Al Franken’s old seat.

Minnesota’s going to be a “tough state for Republicans” to win in 2018, the Republican former governor told Fox Business during a Tuesday interview. Despite the pleas of GOP organizers who urged him to get into the race, and his own interest, Pawlenty nixed the idea. Continue reading “Tim Pawlenty nixes Minnesota Senate run this year”