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What is the most important issue facing Minnesota right now, and how will you address it?

The most important issue is starting to grow jobs again in our economy. We’re going to address it by redesigning government to deliver services that it’s supposed to be delivering in the most efficient manner, and then create a business environment that will be not only conducive to the expansion of existing businesses in the state, but attractive to new investment from outside Minnesota to start growing new opportunities and new jobs.

What would you do to fix the state’s projected $5.8-billion budget deficit?

You [have] got to recognize that you only have a deficit if you’re committed to spending more than you have. I’m the only candidate that’s running for this office that’s put out a complete and detailed balanced budget that actually pays for the things Minnesota needs to be providing within the increased revenues that the state will have in the next two years.

I think it’s very important that people understand the state’s general fund revenues will not be going down in the next two years; they are actually, based on current tax collection projections, scheduled to increase by almost 7 to 8 percent.

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