Minnesota lawmakers will gather at the Capitol today (MONDAY) for the first full week of the 2003 legislative session. The budget is likely to be a big focus in upcoming days. Governor Tim Pawlenty is expected to release his plan for dealing with the first phase of the budget deficit... a 356 million dollar projected shortfall for the current fiscal year, which ends in June. Laura McCallum is Minnesota Public Radio's Capitol Bureau Chief.
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