As legislatures convene across the country, lawmakers and governors are confronting similar realities in their states: how to address an aging network of roads, highways and bridges during an era in which federal money for such projects has remained stagnant or declined.

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A top Republican lawmaker says his chief concern with the budget proposal released by Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday is the more than $1 billion Walker wants the state to borrow for transportation projects.

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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton unveiled a plan Monday that would resurface or replace 2,200 miles of roadway, repair 330 bridges and boost money for local infrastructure projects — but would come at a noticeable cost to taxpayers.

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Every legislative session has a signature problem.

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The Obama administration sent a four-year, $302 billion transportation plan to Congress on Tuesday to jump-start a national debate on how to repair and replace the nation's aging infrastructure.

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Every year, Americans spend billions of dollars on routine and preventative medical exams and tests in order to maintain healthy bodies.

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Scrapping the state income tax ... declaring a sales tax holiday one weekend a year ... cutting tax rates. There's never a shortage of ideas on ways to give taxpayers a break.

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Americans spend a total of 600,000 years stuck in traffic every year.

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It's great to hear that Gov. Scott Walker has directed Transportation Secretary Mark Gottlieb to find a way to better pay for roads, bridges and other state infrastructure.

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Dwarfed by cranes and cargo containers at the Port of New Orleans, President Barack Obama called for more government spending on major infrastructure projects as an economic recipe that could have ripple effects on employment.

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