Pawlenty vetoes teacher insurance bill
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has vetoed a bill that would have created a statewide health insurance pool for school employees and teachers.
The proposal long pushed by the state teachers union would have required all state school districts to obtain health coverage through a new insurance pool if they don't offer their own insurance.
Pawlenty struck down similar proposals passed by the Legislature in 2007 and 2008.
Pawlenty vetoed the bill on Monday, saying his past concerns still remain.
He says he was worried about the cost of insuring retirees and creating a mandate that he says would take control away from local districts.
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