Gov. Tony Evers' first budget, to be unveiled this week, will surely please his Democratic supporters by fulfilling campaign promises to legalize medical marijuana, expand Medicaid and spend more money on public education.

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Much like his counterpart in Wisconsin, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is calling for a gas-tax increase to deal with a chronic shortfall in spending on roadwork, the governor said at an annual forum sponsored by The Associated Press.

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Gov. Tony Evers says a task force he set up to come up with ways to pay for Wisconsin roads is likely to propose a gas-tax increase.

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The short-term solution for better Wisconsin roads is a modest increase in the gas tax, which hasn't been raised in more than a decade.

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A recently assembled transportation task force set itself on a crash course this week with Republicans in the state Legislature over road spending.

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A task force convened to solve Wisconsin's transportation woes had yet to begin its work on Thursday when the state's transportation chief suggested tax increases could be on the table.

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A Republican chairman of the Legislature's budget committee says a $340 million reduction in income taxes could be used to offset any increase in gas taxes or other transportation-related fees to help pay for roads.

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Gov.-elect Tony Evers on Friday nominated Craig Thompson, the head of a group that has advocated for raising taxes to improve the condition of in state roads, to be the next secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

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A quiet trend may be emerging after the midterm election on Tuesday: Wisconsin municipalities, hampered by years of slow revenue growth, are passing referendums in record numbers to raise cash for road projects and pay for services.

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Missouri voters have a long track record on proposed tax hikes that's best summarized by one word: No.

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