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TRANSPORTATION FUNDING NEWS CONFERENCE <br />MARCH 2, 2000 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE Contact: <br /> <br />Fred Corrigan <br />651-659-0804 <br /> <br />Groups Unite to Urge Legislative Action on Transportation Funding <br /> <br /> (St. Paul, Minn.) More than 20 organizations representing business, labor, local <br />government and transportation interests gathered in St. Paul today to urge the Legislature and <br />Governor Ventura to approve a significant increase in state transportation funding this le. gislative <br />session. The organizations are united in the belief that more funding for transportation ~s an urgent <br />state priority. <br /> The organizations expressed concern that early momentum for a transportation funding <br />increase this session has waned in recent weeks due to political tensions and disagreements over <br />transportation funding proposals. While expressing appreciation for the funding proposals and <br />hard work put forth so far, the organizations urged.the governor and the Legislature to complete <br />the job and not adjourn the session without approving a significant funding package. <br /> The organizations also issued a call to local elected officials, business leaders, chambers of <br />commerce, transportation advocacy groups and citizens across the state to contact their legislators <br />and the governor to underscore the importance and urgency of approving more funding for <br />transportation this year. <br /> <br />Scheduled Presenters: <br /> <br />Fred Corrigan, Minnesota Transportation Alliance <br />Harlan Madsen, county commissioner, Kandiyohi County <br />Gene Winstead, mayor, City of Bloomington <br />Jim Campbell, Chairman & CEO, Norwest Bank/Wells Fargo <br />Brock Nelson, CEO, Childrens Hospitals & Clinics <br />Ton Anzelc, Laborers District Council of MN and ND <br />Dennis Berg, county commissioner, Anoka County <br /> <br />Participating Organizations: <br /> <br />Minnesota Transportation Alliance <br />Laborers District Council of MN & ND <br />Association of Minnesota Counties <br />Associated General Contractors <br />Minnesota Trucking Association <br />City of Minneapolis <br />Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association <br />Minnesota Association of Small Cities <br />Phillips Partnership <br />Metropolitan Inter-County Association <br />Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 <br />Concrete Paving Association of Minnesota <br />Minneapolis Downtown Council <br /> <br />Minnesota Public Transit Association <br />Highway Construction Industry Council <br />North Metro Mayors Association <br />1-35W Solutions Alliance <br />Central Minnesota Transportation Alliance <br />Minnesota Rural Counties Caucus <br />Association of Metropolitan Muaieipalities <br />1-494 Corridor Commission <br />Southwest Corridor Transportation Coalition <br />MN Chapter, Associated Builders and Contractors <br />Wakota Bridge Coalition <br />Minnesota Ports Association <br />Aggregate/Ready Mix Association of Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br />