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State Senate Republicans passed a bill that involves tax, bonding and budget provisions, shelling out $1.87 billion for projects, according to a Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus news release.
The bill includes $160 million for housing and $700 million for transportation, as well as Section 179 tax relief for small businesses and farmers, the news release states.
“The best part of the bonding bill this year are the sections pertaining to transportation, dollars for sewer and water upgrades in our cities and small communities and Section 179 tax relief," State Sen. Gary Dahms (R-Redwood Falls) said in the news release. "We now have significant investments into Greater Minnesota for economic development, jobs, sewer and water repairs, and more. During this difficult time, it was important to me that rural communities like mine were not left behind."
Public safety is key in the supplemental budget portion of the bill, according to the news release. The bill reimburses law enforcement for their work during the riots in Minneapolis this summer and includes a pay raise for state troopers and does not provide funds to rebuild the city.
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