President Barack Obama has proposed letting state Legislatures debate putting toll booths on existing interstates, but representatives of the road industry doubt such a discussion will take place soon.

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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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When Ohio officials raised the tolls collected on the state’s turnpike by 82 percent over six years, Wisconsin’s long-haul truckers found alternative routes.

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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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Gov. Scott Walker says his executive budget won't contain any plans for carpool toll lanes.

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Gov. Scott Walker says he's reluctant to implement toll roads to help pay for the state's transportation projects but he's not ruling them out as he crafts the next state budget.

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Republicans have relentlessly campaigned on the importance of not creating new taxes for taxpayers and businesses. That is exactly what tollways would do. Sure it could bring in new revenue for our state, yet at the same time it might not bring in that much.

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Gov. Scott Walker is downplaying the possibility of a gas tax increase or the use of toll roads to pay for transportation projects in Wisconsin.

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The Wisconsin Public Research Institute has commissioned a report calling for toll roads in Wisconsin. It's not a new idea for the WPRI; a 1996 report commissioned by the organization and written by the same person called for private toll roads in the state. Given the age of the WPRI's idea, we submit an equally old answer: No.

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By Marie Rohde Gov.-elect Scott Walker, hoarse from his election night celebration, was optimistic on Wednesday that Wisconsin’s high-speed rail project could be stopped and that highway construction projects will move forward under his administration. Just days before the election, ...

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