Agenda would boost state road funds- March 6, 2008
Will Sentell
Advocate Capitol News Bureau
State aid for roads and bridges would gradually rise by $250 million per year under Gov. Bobby Jindal’s agenda for a special session that begins Sunday.
The new money would come from moving sales tax dollars from car and truck sales to a fund that finances transportation needs only.
That money now finances a wide range of state services, and any such move is sure to trigger opposition in the Legislature, especially from higher education and health-care interests.
Lawmakers and groups that backed a similar effort last year said they were pleased to see the issue included on Jindal’s special session agenda issued Tuesday.
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