Lawmakers may eye Legacy amendment to close budget shortfall
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With the state facing a projected $5.2 billion shortfall, lawmakers and others are looking at a variety of solutions to close the deficit. But should money from the Legacy Act -- a constitutional amendment passed by voters this fall -- be part of that solution? MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Morning Edition arts commentator and St. Paul Pioneer Press theater critic Dominic Papatola.
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