Minnesota's Latest Legislative Updates: Transportation, Taxes, and More.
Minnesota passed a transportation bill that includes close to $9 billion in investment on roads, bridges, and transit infrastructure. The bill includes revenue generated from tab fee increases, a hike in the sales tax on vehicles, an increase in the gas tax, and a new delivery fee. The Twin Cities will also be getting its own transportation sales tax. The bill allocates $205 million in the next two years to expand the state’s intercity rail program. The Metropolitan Council will get $230.3 million to build out and operate the Twin Cities’ transit system over the next two years.