You are a newly elected, neo-traditional DFL governor. It is an odd year, thus, you are developing the budget for the next two years. You have a $300 million "rainy day fund but you are facing a $1 billion deficit. You have the strong DFL majority but a strong Republican majority in the House. Your assignment is to discuss how you are going to close the budget gap and the tax increases you are going to implement. Remember that you have strong labor, environmental, and educational support and you are willing to invest in our state's infrastructure. Your discussion needs to be two-fold. First, explain what you are going to do to solve the technical solution. Secondly, explain the politics of your proposal and how you are going to get it approved