At one point, Republicans on the committee steered the conversation toward their concern over the size of the Governor’s roughly $42 billion two-year budget. Rep. Linda Runbeck, R-Circle Pines, said she recognized Minnesota is different from Illinois, but she implied that Minnesota could take its budgeting cues from Illinois. “The state of Illinois is making some big cuts in their state budget,” she said. “It shocked me to find out that they have a population of 12.8 million and their current budget is at $38 billion.” 
PoliGraph: Runbeck budget claim out of context
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