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	Committee Hearings Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2004
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	About the Debate:
	The Senate Republicans recently announced a plan to solve the projected $160 million dollar budget deficit and fund $41 million dollars in new initiatives. The bulk of the revenue, $100 million dollars, would be derived from state franchised slot machines at Canterbury Park. The plan is before the committee. (Coverage begins at 00:00:00). More: Other bills before the committee include: SF 2618 - allowing cities to impose a general sales tax without first requesting authorization from the legislature (01:14:10); SF 774 - Authorizing Clearwater to raise a sales tax (01:27:19); SF 961 - Authorizing Cloquet raise a sales tax (01:29:25); SF 2716 - Dept. of Revenue housekeeping bill (01:34:22).