Proposed State Study Could Lead to Mileage Tracking Devices in Cars
Executive Director Analiese Eicher of One Wisconsin Now said the proposal was a test to see how Republicans might vote on it.
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Transportation Category Archive
Debt Payments for Wisconsin Road Work Have Doubled Under Scott Walker, Democrat Kelda Roys Says
Roys says that under Walker, on a percentage basis, Wisconsin is “spending twice as much on debt service for just basic road repair and maintenance” than before he took office. The portion...
PolitiFact, 06/11/2018The Latest: Walker Confident I-94 Will Be Done on Time
The state of Wisconsin will be receiving $86 million less than what it requested from the federal government to pay for upgrades and expansion of Interstate 94 south of Milwaukee in conjunction...
WBAY-TV, 06/06/2018Detour: Wisconsin Farmers Cope With New Bridge Restrictions
New weight restrictions were placed on nearly 200 Wisconsin bridges — most on county and town roads in the western part of the state — this spring as highway engineers try to...
La Crosse Tribune, 05/30/2018Foxconn Plant Could Reduce Road Funding by $90 Million
Funding for state road projects could be reduced as much as $90 million by mid-2019 in order to pay for roadwork related to the $10 billion Foxconn Technology Group plant in southeast...
Associated Press, 02/28/2018Scott Walker Floats Gas Tax Increase As Means to Get Federal Road Funding
Gov. Scott Walker reopened Thursday the possibility of raising the state’s gas tax to pay the state’s share of a proposed $1.5 trillion federal infrastructure package… “We’re willing to invest to obtain...
Wisconsin State Journal, 02/02/2018Send Scott Walker Pictures of Roads in Disrepair
It’s often said a picture is worth a thousand words. So let’s tell Scott Walker we’ve had enough of his and send him pictures of our roads in disrepair.
One Wisconsin Now, 07/11/2017Gov. Walker on Transportation Budget: “Get It Done”
Gov. Scott Walker has three words for state lawmakers: “Get it done.” The governor called on the legislature to get the transportation budget completed during a stop in Neenah. The transportation budget...
WBAY-TV, 05/25/2017Governor Walker, Senator Fitzgerald Oppose Separating Roads Budget
Gov. Scott Walker joined Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald on Thursday, May 11th in denouncing separating transportation funding from the state budget, saying there’s no reason to take that unusual approach to...
WITI-TV, 05/11/2017Kooyenga Hopeful That Scott Walker and State Senators Will Buy in to State Transportation Plan
After rejecting Gov. Scott Walker’s transportation budget, state Rep. Dale Kooyenga, R-Brookfield, and Assembly Republicans put forward a new plan to fund state transportation last Thursday. It includes applying sales tax to...
Capital Times, 05/07/2017Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Doesn’t Support Assembly GOP Gas Tax Changes
Assembly Republicans’ plan to pay for Wisconsin roads by applying the sales tax to gas has run into a roadblock in Gov. Scott Walker. The GOP governor and Assembly Republicans have been...
St. Paul Pioneer Press, 05/06/2017Gov. Scott Walker Mum on Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers’ Roads Plan, Cautious on Flat tax
Gov. Scott Walker signaled skepticism Wednesday of any quick approval of a proposed flat income tax even as he repeatedly held off on commenting on most parts of a larger tax and...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 05/03/2017Assembly Republicans May Propose New Sales Tax On Gas
An Assembly Republican alternative to Gov. Scott Walker’s funding plan for roads may include a new sales tax on gasoline along with cuts to income taxes as part of an overreaching tax...
Associated Press, 05/02/2017Scott Walker Backs Using More General Fund Taxes for Transportation
Gov. Scott Walker said Monday he has no interest in raising the gas tax or vehicle registration fees in the budget, but he supports using general fund taxes to help pay for...
Wisconsin State Journal, 04/25/2017Gov. Scott Walker Open to Raising Vehicle Registration Fees
Gov. Scott Walker remains opposed to raising the gas tax, but he’s not shutting the door on higher vehicle registration fees. Walker tells WKOW-TV in an interview Thursday that “there might be...
WITI-TV, 04/21/2017Wisconsin Frees Up $100 Million for Highway Projects
The State of Wisconsin is freeing up $100 million for additional highway projects. The decision comes as the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is projecting $38 million in additional revenue. “Today, I am...
WBAY-TV, 04/13/2017Unusual Budget Maneuver Sets Up Showdown on Conservative Policies, Transportation
Last week, the leaders of the Legislature’s powerful budget committee tossed out dozens of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposals — including his entire transportation budget — though some could be coming back as...
Wisconsin State Journal, 04/09/2017Budget Committee Removes 83 Scott Walker Budget Proposals
In another sign of trouble for Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to borrow more and delay road construction projects, the Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget committee announced Thursday it would start its negotiations from scratch...
Wisconsin State Journal, 04/07/2017Wisconsin Lawmakers Buck Gov. Scott Walker, Drop His Transportation Plan From Budget
In a move not seen in at least 24 years, top lawmakers yanked dozens of provisions from Gov. Scott Walker’s budget bill, including the entire transportation plan put forward by their fellow...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 04/06/2017Assembly Speaker Robin Vos Keeps Brakes on Milwaukee I-94 Project
The leader of the state Assembly kept the brakes on rebuilding a section of I-94 in Milwaukee on Wednesday, a day after a coalition of prominent business officials asked lawmakers to make...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 04/05/2017Assembly Speaker Slams Scott Walker for Changing Position on Gas tax
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Thursday slammed Gov. Scott Walker for changing his position on a possible gas tax increase in the state budget and called the transportation secretary’s position on the...
Wisconsin State Journal, 03/31/2017Lawmakers Take Aim At Walker Transportation Budget
Some of the sharpest criticism of the governor’s plan came from Joint Finance Committee co-chair John Nygren, a Republican from Marinette, who focused on a recent audit and a DOT report that...
WPR, 03/30/2017New DOT Secretary: State Must Spend Less on Roads, Build Fewer Projects
The vexing challenge of how to pay for Wisconsin’s roads and bridges has a simple solution: Build less and prioritize more, new state Department of Transportation Secretary Dave Ross told lawmakers Thursday....
Wisconsin State Journal, 03/17/2017Audit Blasts Gov. Walker’s Department of Transportation Amid Debate Over Transpo Funding Shortfall
Officials from the state Department of Transportation faced questions from lawmakers on Tuesday in light of a critical audit that found the agency significantly underestimated the costs of ongoing and completed major...
Capital Times, 02/21/2017Gov. Walker Says His Budget Covers Transportation Funding, No Need for Gas Tax Hike
Despite concerns from some legislators, Gov. Scott Walker said his proposed budget will cover the state’s transportation priorities without the need to raise taxes or implement a gas tax increase.
Appleton Post-Crescent, 02/09/2017Gov. Walker Opposing Gas Tax Increase for Road Funding
Gov. Scott Walker reiterated his opposition to raising the gas tax to pay for roads on Thursday in the face of Republican legislative leaders who were looking for alternatives to key parts...
Associated Press, 02/09/2017Milwaukee Business Leaders Oppose Gov. Walker Dropping I-94 East-West Project
A coalition of Milwaukee business leaders already is gearing up to challenge Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s decision to drop his earlier plan to fund rebuilding a stretch of Interstate 94 near Miller...
Milwaukee Business Journal, 02/08/2017Walker: Bad Estimate for Road Costs No Reason to Raise Taxes
Gov. Scott Walker says he remains opposed to increasing the gas tax despite an audit last week that showed major highway projects in Wisconsin have cost more than initially estimated over the...
WTMJ-TV, 02/02/2017Robin Vos: Increasing Gas Taxes Unlikely
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos conceded Wednesday that gas taxes “probably” aren’t going to be increased to pay for road improvements, given Gov. Scott Walker’s opposition to that approach… The biggest budget...
Wisconsin State Journal, 01/19/2017Poll Finds Most Voters Against Borrowing for Roads
A new poll finds most Wisconsin voters are against the approach Gov. Scott Walker wants to take to deal with a nearly $1 billion budget shortfall for road projects. The Marquette University...
WSAW-TV, 08/10/2016Walker Wants to Green-light I-94 Project
As Gov. Scott Walker talks about cutting Milwaukee highway megaprojects to avoid gas tax hikes, he’s telling federal officials that he’ll greenlight another nearly $1 billion job in southeastern Wisconsin…in a May...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 07/31/2016Republicans in Wisconsin Butting Heads Over Gas Tax
A Republican lawmaker in Wisconsin is proposing the state raise its gasoline tax or levy tolls on state highways to avoid a $940 million transportation revenue gap over the next two years,...
The Bond Buyer, 07/28/2016Lawmakers OK Additional Highway Borrowing
Lawmakers gave Walker’s administration the ability to ask for an extra $350 million in borrowing — $200 million this fiscal year and $150 million for the fiscal year that begins July 1....
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11/04/2015Highway Funds: Too Much or Too Little?
While Gov. Scott Walker wanted to bond $1.3 billion to keep transportation projects on track, Republicans balked at that level of borrowing and reduced the amount to around $850 million, with the...
Sheboygan Press, 10/31/2015Scott Walker Asks Senate Republicans for More Road Borrowing
Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday urged Senate Republicans to approve additional borrowing to help put back on track at least some of the five major highway projects that are facing delays. Walker’s...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10/06/2015Scott Walker’s Record on Infrastructure
Gov. Scott Walker is all for transportation infrastructure as long as he doesn’t have to be responsible for finding a way to responsibly pay for it.
One Wisconsin Now, 06/09/2015Walker Relies on $1.3 Billion in Borrowing to Fund State Transportation Projects
Gov. Scott Walker isn’t backing an increase in the gas tax and instead wants to rely on $1.3 billion in borrowing to fund transportation projects over the next two years. Under the...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 01/30/2015Walker Cut $9.6 Million in Aid for Mass Transit
Walker signed into law $9.6 million in cuts to mass transit operating expenses for the biennium. The cuts have the biggest impact on the Milwaukee and Madison transit systems ($5,576,500 and $1,465,200...
2011 WI Act 32, 06/26/2011Walker Raided Money From Other Projects for Reconstruction of Bridge in Milwaukee
In the budget, Walker signed into law a provision that allows the Department of Transportation to take money from other major projects funded through major highway development, state highway rehabilitation, and southeast...
2011 WI Act 32, 06/26/2011Walker Slashed General Transportation Aids to Local Governments for Road Maintenance
Walker signed into law $27.5 million in cuts to transportation aid to local governments for maintenance of local roads. (2011-13 Executive Budget Comparative Summary, Department of Transportation, page 666; 2011 Assembly Bill...
2011 WI Act 32, 06/26/2011High-speed Rail Funds Scatter to Other States
“Wisconsin will keep only a fraction of the $810 million it won in federal high-speed rail money, while the rest will help fund train lines in California, Florida, Illinois and other states,...
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