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Article: GOVERNOR'S TRANSPORTATION VETO CUTS DEEPEST IN RURAL MINNESOTA

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January 20, 2007
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Minnesota State Rep. Loren Solberg, DFL-District 3B, issued the following news release:

State Rep. Loren Solberg (DFL-Grand Rapids) is calling foul about the recent announcement that because of the state's underfunding of transportation, $100 million in new federal funds that were designated for Greater Minnesota will be shifted to the metro area.

According to a new report, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) discovered late last year that they were $300 million short for metropolitan area projects through 2010. To help close that gap, they made the decision to shift some of the money from Greater Minnesota's funds, stating that decisions on how to spend that money have not ...

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