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State Representative Tim Mahoney
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-4277
For more information contact: Matt Swenson 651-297-8406
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FALLING BEHIND
To the Editor:
What do Minnesota and Arkansas have in common? Below average economic progress; according to yesterday’s Star Tribune. At a time when Oklahoma and Missouri are experiencing better than average economic growth, experts predict Minnesota will likely wallow in the throes of a bad economy a full quarter longer than most other Midwest states.
For a generation Minnesota has been an economic powerhouse in the Midwest - a place where innovation met opportunity to create jobs and establish a nation-leading quality of life. But seven years of virtual neglect from an ultra partisan, politically ambitious governor have thrown decades of progress down the drain.
Now Minnesotans are paying the price - with the highest unemployment rates in three decades, more foreclosures and bankruptcies, and a daunting sense of uncertainty.
Instead of focusing his efforts on bringing Minnesota out of recession, Governor Pawlenty decided to cut and run - run for President that is. Choosing to boost his conservative image, the governor used an ego swinging power grab to slash the state budget and lay off thousands more Minnesotans on his rise to the national political stage.
Tim Pawlenty may have earned his conservative credentials for decimating state government, but he has done it at the expense of countless Minnesota jobs - eroding our quality of life and delaying the state’s economic recovery. It’s a shame that getting to the top of the political ladder means throwing Minnesotans to the bottom rung.
Tim Mahoney
State Representative
District 67A
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