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Cathy Wurzer and Brian Bakst

What to watch this week at the Capitol

One the the Capitol's grand staircases.
One of the Minnesota State Capitol's grand staircases is flanked by marble pillars in St. Paul Dec. 14, 2016.
Evan Frost | MPR News 2016

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We finally have a better sense of the tax debate brewing at Minnesota's Capitol.

Gov. Mark Dayton has put down his marker on one of the legislative session's larger items. And while a consensus tax plan will take a couple more months to sort out, lawmakers are running up against their first real deadline this week.

Brian Bakst previews the week ahead at the state Capitol with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer.

Click on the audio player above to hear their conversation.