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Tim Pugmire and Phil Picardi

Capitol preview: this week in Minnesota politics

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Minnesota House and Senate committees begin assembling several budget bills this week that will erase a projected $5 billion deficit without raising taxes. MPR's Phil Picardi spoke with reporter Tim Pugmire as he follows all the action at the State Capitol.