Minn. Dems push for projects, but GOP holds key

Published April 9, 2013 4:26pm ET



ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democrats in charge of the Minnesota House on Tuesday unveiled a plan for publicly financed construction that sprinkles a host of projects across Republican-held districts, but it is unclear whether it can attract the needed GOP votes to pass.

The new proposal would pay for civic center renovations, college science labs, a state Capitol fix-up and museum and trail projects around the state. It clocks in at $858 million worth of construction, about $800 million of which would require state borrowing.

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