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State Budget Cuts Briefing

By Andrea Chalfin

· Jul. 29, 2009, 5:45 pm

Governor Bill Ritter says getting rid of a roughly 500 million dollar manufacturing tax exemption for businesses isn't an option for filling part of the state's budget shortfall. Ritter told Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday that the state would instead have to cut programs and services to erase the gap. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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