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Legislature returns, and so does effort to expand gambling in Minnesota
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Republican House Speaker Steve Sviggum of Kenyon is a recent convert to the racino plan. He says the possible budget shortfall -- plus Senate Democrats' hopes to borrow more heavily than Republicans want -- will require that new revenues come from somewhere. The racino, he says, is the only realistic option. (MPR Photo/Laura McCallum)

Republican House Speaker Steve Sviggum of Kenyon is a recent convert to the racino plan. He says the possible budget shortfall -- plus Senate Democrats' hopes to borrow more heavily than Republicans want -- will require that new revenues come from somewhere. The racino, he says, is the only realistic option.

(MPR Photo/Laura McCallum)
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