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Capitol Report: Funding Roads, Bridges and Transit
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August 3, 2017
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August 3, 2017
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28:31Now PlayingLawmakers passed a nearly $6 billion dollar transportation funding package during the special legislative session in late May, 2017. The bill moves $300 million dollars from the general fund for road and bridge construction and directs $70 million dollars to prevent rate hikes for Metro Transit.
Chair of the House Transportation Committee, Representative Paul Torkelson, R-Hanska, joins Capitol Report moderator Shannon Loehrke to provide details on how the money will be spent on road and bridge projects, airports and transit services throughout the state.
As ranking minority member of the Senate Transportation Committee, Senator Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, discusses the 2017 transportation funding package, the merits of a dedicated funding source for transportation, toll roads, millennial generation preferences and driverless car technology.
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