Pawlenty line-item vetoed $85 million from bonding bill.

Posted at 12:06 AM on May 17, 2009 by Tom Scheck


Governor Pawlenty line-item vetoed $85 million from a $300 million bonding bill. Here are the victims:

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  $24 million for U of M's Bell Museum,
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  $11 million for Health and Science Center addition at Lake Superior Community and Technical College
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  $5.25 million for Carpentry and Industrial Mechanical Technology and Shops and Mesabi Range Community and Technical College
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  $5.75 million for Metropolitan State University Smart Classroom Center
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  $13.3 million for North Hennepin Community College Center for Business and Technology
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  $3.625 million for classroom renovations and MnSCU
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  $5.78 million for Ind. School District No. 38, Red Lake
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  $3 million for Rail Service Improvement
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  $2 million for Early Childhood Learning and Child Protection Facilities
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  $6.5 million for Mankato-Civic Center expansion
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  $2 million for Minneapolis-Shubert Performing Arts and Education Center
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  $3 million for St. Cloud Civic Center expansion