A legislative conference committee has agreed to fund one month of the lease for the new MSP headquarters, giving them time to get a final bill to the House and Senate to be approved. So it looks like the State Police will move into the new building in January.
I fully expected the State to by this building before the lease was up, but they're really doing this quick. I wonder how much money they will really be saving after paying one years lease, buying the building for $52 million ($7 million more than it cost to build), and then they will still have to sell bonds and pay out interest on those. I can't imagine the savings will be anything fantastic, but I guess it makes the politicians look good.
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