LRT & Anderson-Keliher: What Could Be...
From:
Bob Spaulding
Date:
May 17 20:26 UTC
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The end is near, legislators predict
http://www.twincities.com/politics/ci_9289009?nclick_check=1
Sometimes I'm bothered by small signs. Like, for example, in today's
Pioneer Press, after listing what a budget deal is to include, the
reporter writes, "Anderson Kelliher and other leaders also said that
if there's a deal, state funding for the Central Corridor light-rail
line linking Minneapolis and St. Paul could pass this session."
I have to ask. COULD pass? Less than convincing. What, exactly,
were you negotiating all those hours, Madam Speaker? After years of
slashing state aid, and decimating our city budget, St. Paul gets a
tax cap, all eleven of our bonding requests scuttled, and a massive
'ole Mall subsidy sure to drain our city of market share, and
contribute greatly to climate change.
And the tone our good Speaker left the reporter with is that as part
of a budget deal, Central Corridor COULD get funded?
I guess that you mean that in the same sense that, St. Paul COULD
decide you are an effective champion for our interests.
In both cases, given the context, we WILL hold you personally
responsible for the outcome, Madam Speaker.
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