Star Tribune Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:39:13 GMT
Minnesota's budget deficit hits nearly $1 billion
The projected deficit for the two-year budget cycle has grown to $935 million. The Associated Press was shown the figure by a Capitol source who asked not to be named because the official release is scheduled for later today. ... Two areas consume roughly 70 percent of Minnesota's budget: K-12 education and government health care assistance programs. "My back is up against the fire and the wolves are circling," House K-12 Education Finance Chairwoman Mindy Greiling, DFL-Roseville, said Wednesday. "The idea of K-12 once again being the cash cow to paying the deficit, I'm going to be fighting that tooth and nail."
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