highway program

Road Funds a National Issue
Road Funds a National Issue
Road Funds a National Issue
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Touted as one of the first interstate highways, a 200-mile span of Interstate 70 between suburban St. Louis and Kansas City stands as a prime example of the challenges facing the nation's roads.
Senate passes highway bill, sends it back to House
Senate passes highway bill, sends it back to House
Senate passes highway bill, sends it back to House
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate voted Tuesday to keep federal highway money flowing to the states into December but only after rejecting the House's reliance on what lawmakers called a funding "gimmick" and moving to force a post-election debate on whether to raise gasoline taxes.
Lawmakers use gimmicks to pay for highway funds
Lawmakers use gimmicks to pay for highway funds
Lawmakers use gimmicks to pay for highway funds
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House has passed a bill to add $10.8 billion to the federal trust funds providing highway and transit funds to prevent them from running dry next month and to buy more time for Congress to draft a new highway bill next year. Critics say the legislation relies on budget gimmicks. The measure's financing provisions are: