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State Representative Tony Cornish
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-4240
For more information contact: Jason Wenisch 651-296-2317
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CORNISH: I-90 COALITION’S AGENDA IS SET
St. Paul, Minn. – The 2007 legislative priorities have been set for the I-90 Group, a bipartisan, bicameral coalition of legislators from across southern Minnesota that develops initiatives benefiting the region.
State Representative Tony Cornish (R-Good Thunder) is a member of the group.
“We developed a good set of initiatives over the past few weeks, and now its time to gather support for these priorities from the rest of the legislature,” Cornish said.
The I-90 Group’s priorities include:
1. Continued support for bioscience initiatives in Southern Minnesota.
2. Support for equitable treatment of agricultural lands on the tax base for school bonded debt levies through the enhanced use of debt service equalization revenue.
3. Support for equitable reimbursement rates for rural and low-payment rate long-term care facilities throughout the state.
4. Support for enhanced transportation funding in rural Minnesota through:
• The sale of state transportation bonds for local bridge replacement and rehabilitation; improvement of local roads with statewide and regional significance; and grants to counties to assist improvement projects on county state-aid highways.
• Ensuring that by July 1, 2011, 5 percent of the revenues from the motor vehicle sales tax be deposited into the Greater Minnesota Transit Fund.
• Direct MnDOT to conduct a study of the needs and status of market roads being used to transport agricultural products to and from biofuels facilities and other significant production facilities in greater Minnesota
5. Support enhanced funding for the Center for Rural Policy and Development to ensure its long-term stability as a resource for rural policy research, data and information.
“We’re confident these bills will help improve the region’s economy, as well as the quality of life for people in southern Minnesota,” Cornish said.
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