GOVERNOR PROPOSES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT RESTRICTING SPENDING
11/05/09
Governor
Pawlenty is proposing that a constitutional amendment
restricting state spending be put on the ballot in
2010. Dubbed the “Spending Accountability
Amendment”, the amendment, if adopted, would cap
state spending at the level of revenue collected
during the previous budget cycle. “We should
let Minnesotans decide if government should live
within actual revenues collected instead of
predictions. Doing so would force government to live
within its means and stop the seemingly unending
desire for more programs and more spending that put
pressure on taxpayers’ wallets,” Pawlenty told
reporters at a press conference this morning.
More details can be found in the attached press
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