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that would connect Minneapolis to Eden Prairie, a project whose eligibility for nearly $1 billion in federal dollars is about to expire. House Republicans have opposed the project, saying the state should not provide a $135 million local match that would unlock the federal cash. DFL leaders are pushing for a half-cent metro-area sales tax that could provide the necessary local contribution, a proposal that has drawn a more favorable reaction from GOP leaders. A local tax could be more palatable to GOP legislators in rural districts where there is little support for light-rail transit in the Twin Cities. Hope for a deal Despite the wide gulf between competing plans on transportation, a public works bill and tax cuts, some leaders say a compromise could still come together in the final days.