Minnesota governor signs $2.6B infrastructure plan, a bipartisan success from a partisan session

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed a $2.6 billion public infrastructure package. The package signed Thursday (June 1, 2023) is the largest in state history, and it’s the biggest bipartisan success of an often partisan legislative session. The two bills together use $1.5 billion in borrowing and $1.1 billion in cash to fund a long list of projects statewide. They include roads and bridges, bus rapid transit lanes, drinking water and wastewater treatment plant upgrades, construction at state-run and tribal colleges and universities, facilities for state parks and trails, and affordable housing and community centers. The state money will leverage hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds.