Two weeks remain in the Minnesota legislative session, and Republicans and Governor Mark Dayton will have to start negotiating soon on a bonding bill for state public works projects. Dayton is asking for 1.5 billion dollars. House Republicans have proposed about half that, and House Capital Investment Chairman Dean Urdahl from Grove City told his committee members not to expect more

Republicans say the legislature passed a big bonding bill last year and 825 million dollars more this year would bring state bonding to a record level over two years.