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| States look to save together |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 01/13/2009 |
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MINNESOTA - Deep-set rivals Wisconsin and Minnesota are becoming bipartisan shopping buddies. Like neighbors sharing a snowblower across the fence, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle said Tuesday they are looking into buying items such as software and bulldozers together, sharing helicopters and patrol boats and potentially administrative services for state licenses, prisons and a port. The Minnesota Republican and the Wisconsin Democrat unveiled the plan in St. Paul, where both signed paperwork directing their top aides to report back on teaming up to save money by the end of February. Pawlenty said working together could lead to significant savings for both states — including a bulk discount of almost $1 million on road salt alone — but neither governor said how much money might be saved. Wisconsin faces a deficit of $5.4 billion by June 2011, while Minnesota is short $4.8 billion. Still, even as Pawlenty called Doyle a "soulmate" and Doyle talked of the commonalities between the neighboring states, they acknowledged years of cross-border competition. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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