Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Largest, quickest flood relief package in state history

9/12/2007 9:35:09 AM

By Matthew Stolle

Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN

ST. PAUL -- Acting with uncommon haste, the Legislature rushed passage of a $157 million package of relief funding to flood-ravaged southeastern Minnesota in a one-day special session that concluded this morning.

The largest flood relief package in the state's history passed the last legislative hurdle in the Senate early today. Pawlenty put his signature to the bill at around 2:40 a.m.

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