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title: How could a government cut its budget by eight percent and arrive at a $75 million reduction in spending? - Wyoming Liberty Group - Wyoming Liberty Group
description: Gov. Mead requested 5-to-8 percent agency budget cuts in December 2011; WyLib calculates what an 8 percent reduction means for total Wyoming state spending.
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