Republican state lawmakers have approved a plan that would cut $450 million from Gov. Scott Walker’s transportation budget, but would still increase transportation debt to an all-time high.
Despite a substantial cut to the governor's transportation budget, the plan that Republican lawmakers approved on Thursday night would still borrow $850 million for roads and leave the state spending nearly 21 cents of every transportation dollar on debt service.
State Rep. Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh, told Republicans that they punted on this issue.
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