It’s day two of a tour that House lawmakers are on in southwest Minnesota to find out more about projects vying for state bonding dollars. Committee Chairman Dean Urdahl of Grove City says there are about three billion dollars’ worth of requests being made throughout the state. It’s not clear yet how much will be spent on bonding next session…

The bi-partisan committee is set to visit Minnesota State-Mankato, the Windom Wastewater Treatment Facility, the Minnesota West Campus in Jackson and several sites in Albert Lea.