Republican Senator Dave Senjem from Rochester says he hopes by later this week to have a bonding bill for Minnesota public works projects ready for first review by Senate lawmakers of both parties.  Senjem expects a bill in the 800-million-dollar range — about half of Governor Mark Dayton’s request — but says that’s all the state can afford, given other items on Republicans’ agenda including tax relief

 

Senjem points out that with the 987-million-dollar bonding bill passed last session, 800 million this time around would be a record amount over the two-year cycle.