Lawmakers on May 21 sent the governor a $1.3 billion deal bolstering Minnesota’s extensive transportation network over the next two years — an agreement that Democrats called “historic,” while Republicans fumed over a last-minute move that would boost the state’s gas tax.
The House passed the measure 69-61 following vigorous debate. The Senate soon followed, passing it on a party-line vote with Sen. Eric Pratt (R-Prior Lake) absent.
