When the 2003 Legislature convenes next week the main task facing lawmakers and Governor-elect Tim Pawlenty is how to deal with a four-and-a-half billion dollar budget deficit. The financial squeeze will affect almost every decision they make in the next few months. Yet just a couple of years ago, state officials were swimming in a sea of cash. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum looks at the dramatic downturn in Minnesota's economy - and what the state's leaders plan to do about it...
Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
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