April 17, 2002
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Tom Scheck - Reporter, Bill Kuisle - Interviewee, Dean Johnson - Interviewee, Kevin Goodno - Interviewee, Doug Johnson - Interviewee, Jesse Ventura - Speaker
MPR’s Tom Scheck reports that budget negotiations proceeded at a snail's pace at the State Capitol. A co-chairman in a joint House-Senate budget balancing conference committee says he sees little need to meet until legislative leadership agrees to spending targets for conference committees. About the only sign of movement came on transportation funding as House Republicans made their first indication they would be open to a gas tax increase.
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