Longtime State Parks director Ruth Coleman stepped down Friday after revelations that the Parks Department had been sitting on a secret fund of $54 million. The news comes as state budget cuts threatened to close as many as 70 parks. We talk with Coleman -- who denies she knew about the fund -- and with two lawmakers who say they worry the public will lose confidence in state government over the scandal.
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