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Minn. House passes transportation bill after debate over transit cuts and Anoka bridge mandate
Summary
The Minnesota House passed House File 14, a transportation budget and policy bill, after debate over transit funding cuts, metro sales-tax changes and a failed amendment that would have removed a mandate requiring Anoka County to use sales-tax revenue for a pedestrian bridge project.
The Minnesota House passed House File 14, a transportation finance and policy bill, by a roll-call vote of 78 ayes to 55 nays after floor debate over transit cuts, local sales-tax allocations and a challenged mandate tied to an Anoka County bridge project.
The bill funds state transportation operations and projects while shifting some cuts onto transit programs. Representative Cagle, the bill’s author, told colleagues that the measure "is the result of a broken deal" and said it preserves operating adjustments and specific project funding while reflecting changes agreed during negotiations earlier in the week.
The bill includes several line items discussed on the floor: a $10,000,000 appropriation for the Duluth airport; a $40,000,000 named project for Lakeville; a $2,700,000 appropriation for Crookston through an "empowering small communities" fund; and a stated reduction to Greater Minnesota transit…
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