New York AAA seeks dedicated gasoline tax for highways
The New York State Automobile Association plans a legislative push for a constitutional amendment to earmark new gasoline taxes exclusively for highway construction. Board chair Oscar J. Brown calls the anti diversion measure essential, arguing it anchors all future highway legislation.
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Hospital and medical benefits plan for state workers
Majority Leader Walter J. Mahoney said Republicans will push a hospital and medical benefits plan for state and municipal employees in 1956. He called for an immediate study by Sen Metcalf’s health committee to draft a voluntary program with shared costs, aiming to extend dual benefits akin to private industry pensions and supplemental social security.
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Statewide referendum defeats gasoline tax program
The measure funded road building through increased gasoline taxes and was ruled unconstitutional, leading to its defeat in a statewide referendum.
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