Pawlenty dumps turbo-charged truth-in-taxation

Governor Pawlenty has dropped his plan for reverse referenda for school levies. His original plan would have required a vote if a certain number of people sent back postcards they would receive with their property tax statements. School officials were not pleased. He is not backing down on this plan for local units of government, though. Too bad.

First, Pawlenty cuts LGA, then he tried to make it impossible for local units of government to raise money themselves. Sounds like the Grover Norquist method of drowning necessary government services. Not particularly moderate of him.