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| Senate Says No to Shakopee Prison Fence |
| By shakopee.patch.com - Lisa Baumann |
| Published: 03/30/2012 |
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Shakopee, MN -- Neither the House nor Senate's proposed bonding bills include a fence for the Shakopee women's prison. Senate Republicans have unveiled a bonding bill larger than the one proposed by their House counterparts, but the request for a fence around the Shakopee women's prison has been locked out – for now. While the Senate bill calls for spending $496 million on building projects, roads and bridges and other projects across the state, the House bill is at $280 million. Neither proposal includes any funding for a fence in Shakopee. Gov. Mark Dayton has included a $5.4 million prison fence for Shakopee in his $775 million bonding bill proposal and Department of Corrections officials hope it makes its way back into the final bill. Read More. |
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