The House has given preliminary approval to a $120
million bond package that will help pay for road and bridge repair. It would be paid with a five-cent-per-gallon
gas tax increase.
State Treasurer Jeb Spaulding and Transportation Secretary David Dill discusses a proposal for a new gas tax to improve Vermont’s transportation infrastructure. VPR’s John Dillon examines the deep cuts that are being made to the state budget. And we listen back to some of the voices in the week’s news.
Paul Porier has defeated state Rep. Leo Valliere in a recount of the Barre representative; the Douglas administration hopes that the federal government can pay more for road and bridge repair; more…
Officials say work
to remove a 120-foot portion of a bridge being replaced that fell into the Winooski River could be hampered this week by heavy rains.