IIJA

Senate Passes Bills to Fund Highways, Criminal Prosecutions

by Senator Judy Seeberger
January 30, 2023January 30, 2023

ST. PAUL, Minn. – On Monday, the Senate passed a bill to appropriate more than $300 million in federal funding for construction projects on Minnesota highways. Another bill passed by the Senate would fund additional resources for the state Attorney General’s Office to assist county attorneys in prosecuting violent crime.

Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Appropriate $315 Million in Federal Funds to Improve Infrastructure

by Jess Yeganeh
January 30, 2023January 30, 2023

On Monday, the Senate unanimously passed $315 million in federal funds to improve infrastructure (SF 24/HF 26). The bill would appropriate money from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.