Post by Logan on Apr 30, 2016 5:27:27 GMT -6
How Minnesota can provide billions of dollars to fix roads and other transportation needs over the next decade may become clearer within a week.
Senate and House negotiators will likely meet at least twice in the next week to begin working out spending details, said House Transportation Chairman Tim Kelly, R-Red Wing. Many lawmakers ran in 2014 saying transportation was a top priority, but no agreement was reached last year and no obvious progress has been produced so far this year.
“There was a promise that transportation will be delivered,” Kelly said, adding that he is confident a significant transportation funding package will pass the DFL-controlled Senate and the Republican-run House and be signed by DFL Gov. Mark Dayton in the next three weeks.
“It is about a promise we made,” said Kelly, who is not running for re-election. “And I am all about keeping that promise.”
Read more: www.twincities.com/2016/04/29/minnesota-legislators-promise-transportation-funding-plan/
Senate and House negotiators will likely meet at least twice in the next week to begin working out spending details, said House Transportation Chairman Tim Kelly, R-Red Wing. Many lawmakers ran in 2014 saying transportation was a top priority, but no agreement was reached last year and no obvious progress has been produced so far this year.
“There was a promise that transportation will be delivered,” Kelly said, adding that he is confident a significant transportation funding package will pass the DFL-controlled Senate and the Republican-run House and be signed by DFL Gov. Mark Dayton in the next three weeks.
“It is about a promise we made,” said Kelly, who is not running for re-election. “And I am all about keeping that promise.”
Read more: www.twincities.com/2016/04/29/minnesota-legislators-promise-transportation-funding-plan/