Tom Bakk
A worker stands on scaffolding attached to the Deception Pass Bridge, a 976-foot span about 180-feet above the waters below, as work to replace corroded steel and paint the structure continues Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Deception Pass, Wash. The 86-year old bridge, along with its 511-foot long companion Canoe Pass Bridge, spanning immediately to the north, connect Whidbey Island on the south to Fidalgo Island. Raising state taxes to improve roads and bridges is one of the few things many Republican and Democratic lawmakers have agreed on in recent years. Those efforts have slowed to a crawl this year, even as lawmakers acknowledge a widening gap between needed work and the money to pay for it. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz answers a question from a reporter during a news conference to debut his state budget plan for the next two years Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 at the Department of Revenue building in St. Paul, Minn. (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP)
Walz's $518M bonding bill includes money to rebuild cities

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