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Opinion editor's note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes a mix of national and local commentaries online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• State leaders are negotiating a deal to provide the first substantial infusion of state road, bridge and transit funding in 15 years. Support varies for the funding sources being considered, but widespread agreement exists that Minnesota has shortchanged transportation needs for years.
‘I overruled him.” Overruled. That’s the term Gov. Mark Dayton used to describe how a recent, hastily-assembled Southwest Light Rail funding plan came together. The pronoun “him” referred to Metropolitan Council Chair Adam Duininck. This, despite earlier assurances from Duininck that such a plan was a “bad option” and he did not want to move SWLRT forward without legislative approval. Why is this cause for concern?
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