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The legislative session is over. Now it's time to figure out what the heck happened.

The Bridges are supposed to get $231 million, roughly $56 million from the last budget cycle and $175 million of new funds. It now appears that this 'life-support funding' will either come from federal dollars otherwise slated for Kentucky's roads or Kentucky debt. The governor makes the call on that.

The next step is to ensure that the state doesn't take on intractable amounts of debt to pay for bridges that will never be completed. Instead it must go on an austerity diet and cut other road projects. This will grow the coalition opposing the Bridges project.

Finally, check out Phil's insights on Indiana's role in all this.