As session ends, Democrats ‘run the table’ at Capitol
| | As session ends, Democrats ‘run the table’ at Capitol |
Minnesota lawmakers finished a momentous session Monday night by passing the final elements of a new $72 billion two-year state budget and shaking loose a record-setting construction projects package that was stalled for months.
It was a year in which they legalized marijuana, guaranteed abortion access, boosted school aid, cut some taxes while raising others and much more. The all-DFL power structure at the Capitol passed its entire agenda — one that Republicans fought but couldn’t stop.
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| | State lawmakers fast track passenger rail between Duluth and the Twin Cities |
State lawmakers have approved $195 million in funding for the Northern Lights passenger rail line connecting the Twin Ports and Twin Cities. Rail advocates have fought for it for decades, despite concerns about cost and ridership.
“This is going to open up so many connection opportunities for people going back and forth between northeastern Minnesota and Duluth and all route to the Twin Cities and back,” said Sen. Jen McEwen, DFL-Duluth.
Despite the fact that the federal government is poised to pick up the lion’s share of the project’s costs, Republican critics have sharply criticized the rail line’s merits and questioned how many passengers would actually ride it. | |
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