The Minnesota House has passed a transportation funding package, but it’s unclear whether Governor Mark Dayton will sign it, given his veto threat on other major budget bills Republicans are moving forward with. G-O-P lawmakers made significant concessions, including allowing Twin Cities counties to build light rail without legislative approval. And Hanska Representative Paul Torkelson says there’s $50 million “to keep the buses running in metropolitan Minnesota.” Minneapolis Democrat Frank Hornstein responds Republicans’ bill is “the wrong way to fund roads and bridges…. We need… constitutionally-dedicated and reliable funding.” Republicans say they won’t agree to a gas tax increase.