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MADISON – State officials are refuting a report by the Pew Research Center that says Wisconsin is barreling toward economic disaster.

The Pew Research Center says Wisconsin is one of 10 states on the brink of economic disaster.

That could mean higher taxes, more layoffs of government employees, increasingly crowded classrooms and fewer services.

But state Dept. of Administration Secretary Michael Morgan says the report is fundamentally flawed and factually in accurate.

In a statement, Morgan says the state has balanced its budget by cutting spending and raising revenue.

Morgan projects a $270 million budget surplus for the period ending in mid-2011.