Judge serves notice on Governor

January 6, 2010

Minnesota: December 30, 2009, district judge Kathleen Gearin of the Second Judicial District in Ramsey County served notice to Governor Tim Pawlenty that his use of the gubernatorial power known as "unallotment" to balance the budget in 2009 may have been unconstitutional. The governor faulted Gearin for "inserting herself in a political dispute". She also granted a temporary restraining order to reinstate $5.3 million in funds for a nutrition program for elderly and disabled people.

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