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A bipartisan panel this week said that Minnesota's budget problems are here to stay unless elected officials take steps to fix the situation long term.  

The state faces a projected $4.8 billion deficit for the next two-year budget cycle.  

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with state economist Tom Stinson about some ideas to address the budget over more than a couple of years.

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A bipartisan panel this week said that Minnesota's budget problems are here to stay unless elected officials take steps to fix the situation long term. The state faces a projected $4.8 billion deficit for the next two-year budget cycle.

A bipartisan panel this week said that Minnesota's budget problems are here to stay unless elected officials take steps to fix the situation long-term.  The state faces a projected $4.8 billion dollar deficit for the next two-year budget cycle.

An early look at long-term state budget solutions

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