The deficit next time: $4.9 billion, says preliminary nonpartisan estimate

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The deficit next time: $4.9 billion, says preliminary nonpartisan estimate

by Steve Perry
Published: June 17,2009
Time posted: 1:00 am
Tags: Jay Kiedrowski, Minnesota 2012-13 budget, Minnesota budget deficit, Minnesota general fund budget, Tim Pawlenty, Tom Hanson

There's some dispute over the size of the deficit that state government can expect to confront in the next budgeting session in 2011. At his unallotment presser on Tuesday (I've got a fuller summary at CapReport), Gov. Tim Pawlenty put the figure at $4 billion. Former state finance commissioner Jay Kiedrowski has said $4.5 billion. This ...

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