While much of the praise or scorn for Governor Dayton's State of the State address last night followed along predictable partisan lines, not all of Greater Minnesota reacted in the same manner.
Mark Sommerhauser reports in the St. Cloud Times article, Lawmakers, St. Cloud mayor react to State of the State:
Gov. Mark Dayton’s appeal in his 2014 State of the State address for a larger bonding bill to pay for construction projects isn’t likely to get needed support from Republicans, St. Cloud-area legislators said. . . .
To St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis, Dayton’s call for a larger bonding bill made sense. Kleis, who attended the address at the invitation of Dayton’s office, is lobbying lawmakers for bonding money to expand River’s Edge Convention Center.
He said lawmakers should seize the chance to fund a backlog of projects while construction costs and interest rates are low.
“The state has the capacity of $1.2” billion, Kleis said. “The needs aren’t going to go away.” . . .
While Kleis, a former Republican state senator, likes Governor Dayton's proposal, but other area Republicans aren't so happy. Tim O’Driscoll (R-Sartell) decided to attack Dayton's vigor:
“I don’t think the governor looked healthy tonight. Physically, he looked very tired and a little unsure on his feet and a little unsure with his message,” O’Driscoll said. “I was concerned at times with his well-being during his speech.
Beats a focused analysis of proposals hand down.
Photo: St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis.
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