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State Representative Michael Beard
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-8872
For more information contact: Jodi Boyne 651-296-0640
HOUSE BRIEFS
SPENDING BILLS ON THEIR WAY FOR DEBATE
Hello again friends,
The Finance Committee took center stage in the House last week as the major spending bills passed through on their way to the House floor. We will start debating these bills for final passage on Tuesday. Governor Pawlenty also held a news conference on Wednesday to reiterate the bills he would veto if they pass in their current form.
It will be interesting to see how the new legislative leaders respond. Will they allow their bills to pass early enough that the governor can veto them with enough time left to negotiate an agreeable solution? Or, will they wait until the last minute in the hopes of forcing the governor to call another special session? I would prefer a third option: Start cooperating now and send the governor good bills that he can sign and let us adjourn without a special session. That seems like the reasonable thing to do, don’t you think?
In case you missed the news report earlier this week, Mn/DOT announced that traffic congestion eased slightly in the last year as compared to previous years. You can read its announcement here: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/newsrels/07/04/09tccongestiondec.html
If you dig deep into the Mn/DOT report, you’ll see in the graphs that the Crosstown Commons experiences some of the worst congestion in the morning and evening rush hours. The good news is that the Crosstown reconstruction is one of many projects that will begin this year across the metro area. The Crosstown project will begin on June 4 and run through November 2010. Mn/DOT says to expect periodic weekend lane closures during construction seasons. For more of this year’s projects, visit Mn/DOT’s map at http://www.dot.state.mn.us/construction/
Next week I will have news of what is – and is not – in the omnibus bills that start passing the House. As always, I’m proud to serve you and I appreciate your thoughts, concerns and occasional compliments.
Sincerely,
Mike
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