States debate fuel tax and road funding reform shifts
Iowa lawmakers face limits on raising the fuel tax since 1989 with talk of funding roads via sales tax or per mile charges. Virginia Oregon and others move on per mile and wholesale tax hybrids as states study long term funding while contractors push for a fuel tax increase.
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Ben Husch
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Trombino
Oregon
Patrick Cooney
Oregon Department of Transportation
Cooney
Oregon General Assembly
Josh Byrnes
Osage
House Transportation Committee
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Scott Newhard
The
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Congress Weighs Spying Programs Amid Public Concern
Government officials insist safeguards prevent data abuse while lawmakers question oversight and urge transparency. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger calls it an education issue as hearings probe cellphone and online data access. Senators Feinstein and Johanns signal renewed scrutiny, with public calls to declassify and explain the programs.
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Maryland
House Intelligence Committee
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D-Calif
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R-Neb
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R-S.c
Feinstein
Ted Deutch
D-Fla
House Judiciary Committee
South Florida
Deutch
Pat Tiberi
Ohio
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