The temporary federal budget plan hammered out by Congress in recent weeks includes $10 million for the planned Southwest light rail line, which Twin Cities transit supporters took as a hopeful sign that further federal funding will come together.
The Star Tribune reports on the funding and its broader significance: $10 million isn’t a lot in the scope of a $1.9 billion project, but it’s not nothing, and funding for the project was uncertain after President Trump’s initial transportation budget…