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"We have a lot of commonality between Florida and Minnesota -- mostly the exchange of part of our population during the winter from Minnesota to Florida."

Gov. TIM PAWLENTY, at a joint press conference with Florida Gov. Charlie Crist from Tampa, announcing a National Governors' Association program to encourage states to adopt clean energy policies, Dec. 13. "The big thing you have to do, whether you do it with revenue increases or spending cuts or some combination of both, is act early."

Minnesota House finance chair LYN CARLSON, R-Crystal, on how to close the projected $373 million gap in the current state budget, to the Twin West Chamber of Commerce, Dec. 7.