Congress Still Tackling Transportation Bill

Congress is still contending with the details of an extension to the transportation bill, which funds most road, bridge, airport and rail construction in the country. The deadline to extend the bill is the end of the month.  South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson says a two year extension was about as far as they could go…

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Johnson says while the bill passed the Senate on a bipartisan vote, it appears republicans in the House don’t want to follow through…

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South Dakota could see over five hundred million dollars from the transportation bill.

(courtesy WNAX Yankton)