Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Tom Hanson, State Economist Tom Stinson and state budget director Jim Schowalter delivered Minnesota's bad news: The state is facing a nearly $5 billion budget deficit. (MPR Photo/Tim Nelson)
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Minnesota's budget and shutdown
Governor, lawmakers look for places to cut
December 8, 2008
State lawmakers will continue to analyze the budget this week to look at possible programs to cut in the face of a looming budget deficit.
The state needs to cut more than $400 million in the current budget year, which ends in mid-summer. After that, lawmakers will have to tackle a much bigger problem, a $4.8 billion deficit for the following two years.
Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer talked with Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck, who has been following the story.
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