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Major Minnesota earmark requests
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• Central Corridor Light Rail, $25 million: Proposed rail line connecting Minneapolis and St. Paul.
• Metropolitan bus transit, $10 million: 150 hybrid electrical buses for the Twin Cities.
• Asian carp barrier, $4 million: Dispersal barriers to limit the invasion of invasive Asian carp species in the Upper Mississippi River Basin.
• Mankato field maintenance shop, $17.6 million: National Guard maintenance facility.
• Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, $2 million: National Guard reintegration program for soldiers returning from overseas deployments.
• Northstar Corridor Rail project, $72 million: Remaining federal funds for commuter rail line between Minneapolis and Big Lake.
(By some definitions, this funding request is not an "earmark" because it is in the president's budget and was recently approved for full funding by the Federal Transit Administration. Nevertheless, it must compete for funding in Congress this year).
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Governor: Tim Pawlenty
One of only a few prominent Republicans to win a competitive re-election contest in the Democratic sweep of 2006, Tim Pawlenty is widely seen as politically shrewd and naturally likable.
- Lt. Governor: Carol Molnau
- Secretary of State: Mark Ritchie
- Attorney General: Lori Swanson
- State Auditor: Rebecca Otto
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