Minnesota Budget Discussion Continues

Transportation Infrastructure Money Comes Forward

ST. PAUL, Minn.-Legislative leaders have released a bill to borrow more than $1 billion for public construction projects that includes more than $250 million for transportation infrastructure.

The bonding bill is expected to the final piece of legislation that lawmakers take up during the special session, which was envisioned as a one-day event for Tuesday but entered its third day on Thursday.

The bill also includes nearly $120 million for the University of Minnesota and over $92 million for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.

Lawmakers reconvened around midday Thursday. They’re hoping to turn a good night’s sleep into progress on finishing off the remaining pieces of a $46 billion budget, after two days of struggling to make headway.