In this very bias article by the newspaper the reader is left with an incorrect impression:

Gov. Tim Pawlenty killed a bill to bar national identity card rules, but issued a conciliatory executive order.

No, it is entirely dishonest to say the Governor "killed" the bill against REAL ID when they later inform the reader of this fact:

A bill prohibiting Minnesota's compliance with the Real ID requirement passed last week by overwhelming veto-proof margins in both the House and the Senate.

The Governor cannot "kill" a bill that the legislature can over-ride. This battle is not over, but its clear the governor is playing the sycophant, carefully, for the Dept of Homeland Tyranny:

The executive order, he added, "will give us an opportunity to work with our federal partners and state legislators to resolve the valid concerns regarding this program."