Pawlenty line-item vetoed $85 million from bonding bill.
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Governor Pawlenty line-item vetoed $85 million from a $300 million bonding bill. Here are the victims:
$24 million for U of M's Bell Museum,
$11 million for Health and Science Center addition at Lake Superior Community and Technical College
$5.25 million for Carpentry and Industrial Mechanical Technology and Shops and Mesabi Range Community and Technical College
$5.75 million for Metropolitan State University Smart Classroom Center
$13.3 million for North Hennepin Community College Center for Business and Technology
$3.625 million for classroom renovations and MnSCU
$5.78 million for Ind. School District No. 38, Red Lake
$3 million for Rail Service Improvement
$2 million for Early Childhood Learning and Child Protection Facilities
$6.5 million for Mankato-Civic Center expansion
$2 million for Minneapolis-Shubert Performing Arts and Education Center
$3 million for St. Cloud Civic Center expansion
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