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| Session Updates and Press Conferences Date: Monday, March 3, 2003 | |
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| Sen. Dick Day releases the details of his Transportation package. Day's plan includes 6 key provisions: -$750 million in bonding for highway construction projects, which would be paid for by proceeds collected annually from a proposed Canterbury Casino. -require the Department of Transportation to turn off 50 percent of Minnesota's highway ramp meters. -allow single occupancy vehicles access to HOV lanes with the the purchase of a $500 dollar annual permit. -put the ciminal status of sex offenders on their drivers's licenses. -require driver's license exams be given in the English language only. |