Ward Urges the Governor to Compromise

State Representative John Ward says the Legislature is not going to walk away from the table, but will continue to negociate with Governor Tim Pawlenty until the nearly $3 billion revenue shortfall has been solved.

Representative Ward says the DFL leadership has accepted 85 percent of the Governor’s spending cuts. The other 15 percent would be in the form of a tax increase..

The $400 million tax increase the Governor finds objectionable would be on the top three percent of wage earners.

Ward remains optimistic the legislature can finish up before the scheduled end of the session Monday.