transportation funding

State Representative Dan Wolgamott says the state needs to pick up more of the tab for higher education and create a sustainable funding mechanism for road and bridge projects.

Stearns County residents will be paying more sales tax next year after county commissioners voted 3-2 to increase it by a quarter-percent.

Stearns County will hold one more public input meeting on transportation funding options to get feedback before county commissioners make a decision.

A public hearing is scheduled for next month so Stearns County commissioners can consider how to fund road construction projects over the next five years.

Stearns County will be holding public input meetings over the next few weeks about transportation funding options.

A group of local and state transportation officials gathered at the Metro Bus Mobility Training Center in St. Cloud today to call on state lawmakers to properly fund transportation needs in the state.

Ambitious plans to fund a new 10-year construction plan statewide fell flat as the state legislature included only $30,000,000 in new money for construction programs over the next two years.

Transportation funding continues to be a hot topic down at the State Capitol. On Monday Governor Mark Dayton unveiled his transportation plan, that includes a 6.5 percent sales tax on gas, and higher vehicle registration fees.

Democratic lawmakers who lead House transportation panels are seeking a menu of transportation tax and fee hikes including a five-cent increase in the state gas tax.