The Minnesota Legislature opened the 2011 session on January 4, 2011, with Republicans in charge of both the House (shown here) and Senate. (MPR Photo/Nikki Tundel)
A preview of the Governor's budget
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Minnesota's Republican-led legislature has proposed nearly $1 billion in cuts, and next week Gov. Mark Dayton will release his own budget proposal. Two men familiar with Minnesota's past budget battles share their thoughts on where the battle lines will be drawn.
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Tom Hanson: Former Commissioner of Management and Budget, now an associate with Winthrop & Weinstine's legislative & regulatory practice.
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P. Jay Kiedrowski: Senior fellow at the Public and Nonprofit Leadership Center at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute. He served as Minnesota Commissioner of Finance from 1983-1987.
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