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Still: Bell could toll for Wisconsin roads - Chippewa Herald

Source: PBS: Blueprint America, Nov 22 2012, 6:17am CST

MADISON — If you mention “toll roads” to the typical Wisconsin motorist, chances are good the reply will include an unflattering reference to Illinois and its 286 miles of pay-as-you-go interstate highways. In bring ...

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6 hours ago

Environmentalists sue over OC toll road extension

Source: Madison.com  |   May 22 2013, 7:43pm CDT

We found two winners, a red and a rosé, at a recent Spanish tasting. One of Madison’s most popular Mexican restaurants, Taqueria Guadalajara, 1033 S. Park St., is scheduled to reopen in late June after a Feb. 25… The dire ...

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25 weeks ago


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"We should at least ask the federal government if we could have the option to explore a tollway in parts of Wisconsin where we could generate money from out-of-state tourists, and do it in a way that would hopefully pay for our roads ... I live in southeastern Wisconsin, where a lot of my constituents have an I-Pass. It’s easy to use, it’s convenient. So I’d like to have it at least be a part of the conversation."


Source: PBS: Blueprint America

 

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12 hours ago

New Jersey Drops VMT Fee for EV Fee

Source: Planetizen  |   May 22 2013, 12:57pm CDT

It began with Washington last year and was popularized this year in Virginia's transportation funding plan: charging a separate, fixed (as opposed to variable), registration fee for electric vehicles (EV) only - though in Virginia it's a ...

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19 hours ago

Road tolls actually make good economic sense: Taylor

Source: Canadian Business Online  |   May 22 2013, 6:18am CDT

No one ever seems to complain about banana user fees. Bananas aren’t free, after all. You eat, you pay. The same goes for golf games, heating your home and pretty much anything else you might consume—except, of course, driving. Putting a price on roads i ...

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1 day ago

A Mileage Tax For All N.J. Drivers? With Help From Big Brother, It Could Happen

Source: CBS New York  |   May 21 2013, 5:46pm CDT

UNION, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — It’s a controversial proposal: Paying for every mile you drive to cover road repairs. While some say it’s necessary, others are saying it’s time to put the brakes on the idea, CBS 2’s Christine Sloan reported Tuesday. But wha ...

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1 day ago

Young people are driving less, but Wisconsin's highway spending motors on

Source: Madison.com  |   May 21 2013, 1:52pm CDT

“This is America,” shouted radio host John ‘Sly’ Sylvester (WEKZ/FM 93.7). “This is the home of Route 66. This is the home of an interstate system. This is the home of cool, windy roads.” The boisterous populist was expr ...

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1 day ago

The Dalai Lama's Message to Wisconsin

Source: The Progressive  |   May 21 2013, 11:56am CDT

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama blesses Speaker Pro Tem Bill Kramer (R-Waukesha) with a khata. Photo by Rebecca Kemble His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in the Assembly as Glenn Grothman checks his text messages. Photo by Rebec ...

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1 day ago

NJ Per-Mile Tax Already Scrapped, Electric Car Fee Proposed Instead

Source: Hybrid SUV Reports  |   May 21 2013, 6:02am CDT

Antony is an automotive obsessive: Whether it drives, sits there looking pretty or intrigues from afar, he'll talk and write about it. Automotive... More A New Jersey senator's plan to drop gas tax and charge all vehicles a per-mile fee ha ...

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1 day ago

Road audit results should be no surprise

Source: Herald & Review  |   May 21 2013, 5:13am CDT

No one should be surprised that a state audit released last week showed that fees and taxes gathered for road construction were used for other state activities. It’s a dishonest practice that shows once again that Illinois lawmak ...

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2 days ago

Low-income student population up in Wisconsin, down in Madison

Source: Madison.com  |   May 21 2013, 12:39am CDT

Thanks for being a frequent visitor to host.madison.com . You have now viewed of your FREE premium pages this 30-day period. After you have viewed FREE pages, we will ask you to purchase a subscription. Wisconsin's low-income ...

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