The following article by Brian Bakst was posted on the MPR News website March 7, 2017:
The debate over the Southwest Light Rail Transit line is roaring again at the Capitol.
A pair of bills from Sen. David Osmek, R-Mound, debated Tuesday in separate committees, would restrict the use of public money for construction or operation of any new rail transit lines without explicit legislative approval.
“If we had had this law in place before we started all of the spending, we wouldn’t have problems today,” said Osmek. Continue reading “Light Rail debate raging again at Capitol”