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By a vote of 4-to-3, the state's highest court ruled that Pawlenty exceeded his authority last year when - using a budget maneuver called "unallotment" - he unilaterally cut a state program for those with special dietary needs.
The Thicket at State Legislatures The Thicket 2010
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They were part of a so-called unallotment package in which Pawlenty withheld spending the Legislature previously authorized.
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Pawlenty's cuts, made through a process called unallotment, have since become the center of a legal fight.
Boston Business News - Local Boston News | Boston Business Journal 2010
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A ruling is pending in the lawsuit over the power, called unallotment, and the House has filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the legal challenge.
The Albert Lea Tribune Associated Press 2010
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The governor still holds out hope lawmakers eventually will ratify last year's cuts made through a power known as unallotment, which included $1.8 billion in delayed school aid checks.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Brian Bakst 2010
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Complicating the picture last week, the state Supreme Court ruled that Pawlenty broke the law when he used a process called unallotment to unilaterally slice nearly $2.7 billion from state spending after he and the Legislature failed to reach a budget agreement last year, worsening the budget situation.
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A ruling is pending in the lawsuit over the power, called unallotment, and the House has filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the legal challenge.
The Albert Lea Tribune Associated Press 2010
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In the final days of last year's session Pawlenty, employing a budgetary tool known as unallotment, made unilateral spending cuts as he and DFLers reached another political impasse.
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The measure follows Governor Tim Pawlenty's action last spring to balance the budget, through the process known as unallotment, when he couldn't reach an agreement with legislative leaders.
Features from Minnesota Public Radio Tim Pugmire 2010
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The county expected about $18.9 million in aid for 2010, but $6.5 million was cut during Pawlenty's use of a budget authority called unallotment last year.
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