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Richard Cohen
St. Paul, Minn.

Senators respond to Pawlenty's new budget proposal

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Jets fly over the Capitol in St. Paul
Jets fly over the Capitol in St. Paul during Minnesota's sesquicentennial celebration.
Photo courtesy of the MN Sesquincentennial Commission

Using federal stimulus funds, Gov. Tim Pawlenty proposes a further increase for K-12 schools and restores cuts made to colleges and universities.

He proposes spending $27 million more on schools, and $304 million on higher education. The governor also delays changes in eligibility for subsidized health care programs.

The Senate DFL has proposed across-the-board cuts, and a higher income tax. DFL House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher says she doesn't think the governor's budget is balanced, and is planning to release the House DFL budget plan on Friday.

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State Capitol in St. Paul
Jets fly over the Capitol in St. Paul during Minnesota's sesquicentennial celebration.
Photo courtesy of the MN Sesquincentennial Commission