Lawmakers end state budget stalemate over transportation funding

After holding up passage of the state budget for more than two months, the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee has approved a plan to fund Wisconsin road projects. The package endorsed by majority Republicans late Tuesday night with no votes from Democrats includes about $400 million in borrowing for roads, cuts 200 positions at the state […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Wisconsin budget panel approves road-funding plan

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature’s budget-writing committee Tuesday night approved a road-funding plan that would borrow about $400 million, raise fees on electric and hybrid vehicles, further study toll roads for interstates in Wisconsin but not increase the gas… Source: LacrosseTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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