MacIver News Service – Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Mark Gottlieb submitted his 2015-17 budget proposal on Friday that includes more than $750 million in tax and fee increases and $1.36 billion in additional spending. Read More Dept. of Transportation Submits Budget with $750 Million in Tax and Fee Increases
It won’t connect two cross-state cities, and it certainly isn’t “high-speed,” but a new light rail train line connecting the downtowns of Minneapolis and St. Paul has garnered attention, and also concerns over whether it can deliver promised benefits. Read More Expensive Minnesota Light Rail Train Raises Speed and Safety Concerns
Mary Burke, presumptive Democrat nominee for Governor, said she would have accepted taxpayer money from the federal government to establish a high-speed rail line in Wisconsin if she had been Governor back in 2010, in response to a question posed by an audience member at a taping of “On the Issues” with Mike Gousha held at Marquette University on March 25th. Read More Mary Burke Supports High-Speed Rail
MacIver News Service – The Joint Committee on Finance voted 16-0 on Thursday to reduce net spending for the Department of Transportation fund by almost $60 million to close a projected deficit and is now expected to end the biennium with a balance of about $5 million. Read More Joint Finance Closes $54 Million Transportation Funding Deficit, Delays Southeast Wisconsin Interstate Projects