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2016-07-28 Economy

Wisconsin $1B Highway Shortfall - Walker Won't Raise Taxes

The co-chairman of the state's powerful budget-writing committee called on Gov. Scott Walker this week to consider finding ways to raise revenue for the state's transportation budget, which will suffer from a $939 million shortfall in the next biennium, according to the latest estimates.

But Walker on Wednesday stood firm in his long-held opposition to raising taxes or imposing fees to help pay for road projects - putting him at odds with leaders in his own party who have implored the governor to consider finding new revenue.
Lots of finger-pointing in the La Crosse Tribune link
"Raising taxes and fees is not the answer," Walker said in a statement. "Under our administration, we will keep it a priority to live within the means of the hardworking people of Wisconsin. That is a commitment I will honor."

Posted by Bobby 2016-07-28 13:41|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1 Where's the graft in that?

Bids are intentionally constructed to keep jobs small enough to avoid enticing out of state competitors to allow two or three usual local bidders to keep the market to themselves.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-07-28 16:19|| 2016-07-28 16:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Should be a means to tax the NAFTA flowthru traffic from the north.

Posted by Skidmark 2016-07-28 16:40|| 2016-07-28 16:40|| Front Page Top

#3 No mention by the LC Tribune (think - NYT without the entertainment section), of course, that Gov. Walker's predecessor (yup, a 'D') raided the state's transportation Road Funds big time for 'other programs' including a $50M Jobs Program that 'successfully' trained a total of 202 people and $14M in down payments on a 'High-Speed Rail' system that was never built (Walker quashed that when first in office).

Posted by Mullah Richard 2016-07-28 17:10|| 2016-07-28 17:10|| Front Page Top

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