Debate-weary House passes hefty school funding bill

04/19/2007

Associated Press
Last update: April 19, 2007


Working into the wee hours for the second straight day, the Minnesota House approved a $14 billion school spending bill.

The bill was passed about 1 a.m. this morning, after hours of debate.

The school funding bill is the biggest chunk of Minnesota's two-year budget, consuming nearly 40 cents of every dollar. House Democrats say it's among the most ambitious in two decades and would boost the state's education spending by 9.4 percent.

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