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Minnesota's budget and shutdown

An early look at long-term state budget solutions

by Cathy Wurzer, Minnesota Public Radio
January 14, 2009

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A bipartisan panel this week said that Minnesota's budget problems are here to stay unless elected officials take steps to fix the situation long term.

The state faces a projected $4.8 billion deficit for the next two-year budget cycle.

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with state economist Tom Stinson about some ideas to address the budget over more than a couple of years.

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