Minnesota still has a projected budget surplus. State budget officials presented their latest financial forecast Thursday morning and it projects a $3.7 billion surplus for the budget ending in 2025. That is up by about $1.3 billion compared to the prior estimate in December. But there are still some potential tougher financial straits down the road.

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Our senior politics reporter Dana Ferguson was there and joined Cathy Wurzer to explain.

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