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Minnesota Share in Transportation Economic Development Program Drops

Minnesota Share in Transportation Economic Development Program Drops

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State Representative Paul Torkelson from Hanska says Greater Minnesota’s share of funding from the state’s Transportation Economic Development Program has dropped significantly since the start of the decade, to only nine percent this year

MN-DOT officials say across the broad spectrum of funding programs, more than half of state transportation investment is allocated to Greater Minnesota over the next four years. But they add they’d welcome the opportunity to collaborate with lawmakers on adjustments.