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• Getting There: Second Avenue open for business

  September 26, 2011 in City on Page A1 There was plenty of reason to celebrate at Second Avenue and Browne Street last week. For the past two years, traffic on Second Avenue has been hampered by reconstruction work … 3

• House panel won’t put gas tax hike on ballot this year

  March 22, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Washington voters will not be asked to raise gas taxes or any other tax related to roads this fall. 2012, however, could be different. As they announced the … 22

• As gasoline use drops, so does state revenue

  December 27, 2010 in City on Page A1 The trend toward lower gasoline consumption is like a flashing yellow light in the new 20-year plan from the Washington Transportation Commission. To improve or even maintain mobility in the … 21

• Idaho roads need $543 million more

  November 24, 2010 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho needs to spend $543 million more a year on its roads, Gov. Butch Otter’s transportation task force decided Tuesday, and the top ways it should raise the … 2

• Allred ad touts disputed tax role

  September 17, 2010 in City on Page A8 BOISE – Another fight has erupted over the accuracy of 2010 campaign ads, with Republicans arguing that Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Keith Allred has no cause to boast about killing Gov. …

• Gas tax debate rekindled in Idaho

  September 5, 2010 in Idaho on Page B1 There’s good reason Washington license plates are such a common sight at Idaho gas stations near the state line – gas is just plain cheaper in Idaho. Among the reasons: … 3

• Spokane Valley City Council discusses vehicle taxes

  August 19, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The merits of forming a regional Transportation Benefit District to raise revenue for road construction received nearly an hour of discussion at Tuesday’s Spokane Valley City Council meeting, but the …

• Gas stations challenge Washington deal with tribes

  May 28, 2010 in City A statewide coalition of service stations has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Chris Gregoire, the Department of Licensing and the state to challenge fuel tax reimbursement agreements with regional American … 2

• Senate leaders ponder gas tax

  April 14, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Leading voices in the Senate are considering a new tax on gasoline as part of an effort to win Republican and oil industry support for the energy and … 2

• Idaho parks, police keep money for now

  September 30, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – That plan to shift gas tax money away from Idaho’s parks department and state police and spend it on roads instead? Forget about it – at least for …

• Funding loss would force layoffs, ISP tells legislators

  July 1, 2009 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – If the Idaho State Police has to absorb the loss of all its gas tax funding a year from today, it won’t have anyone left to patrol the …

• Otter’s hard line softens over time

  May 17, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – When Idaho Gov. Butch Otter was a legislator back in the ’70s, he was precisely the sort of outspoken, no-new-taxes, shrink-government conservative as those in the House who …

• Butch Otter: Evolution of a Libertarian

  May 16, 2009 in Idaho BOISE – When Idaho Gov. Butch Otter was a legislator back in the ’70s, he was precisely the sort of outspoken, no-new-taxes, shrink-government conservative as those in the House who …

• Legislators’ stalemate drags on

  May 5, 2009 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – On the 113th day of Idaho’s legislative session Monday, senators killed more than a dozen House bills, Gov. Butch Otter appealed for compromise, and defiant House GOP leaders …

• Transportation funding hits House roadblock

  April 1, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Amid hours of debate in the Idaho House on Tuesday, every one of the amendments to expand a proposed 2-cent gas tax increase next year failed – dealing …

• Legislators reject fuel-tax increase

  March 20, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – The Idaho House has killed Gov. Butch Otter’s proposal to raise the state’s gas tax to fund more road work, dealing the governor a surprisingly strong 27-43 defeat. …

• Otter revises road plan

  March 18, 2009 in Idaho on Page A11 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has reduced his demand for a five-year, $174 million boost in transportation funding to a three-year, $130 million plan. In response, a hastily convened …

• Nation in brief: Panel pushes gas tax increase

  February 27, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 As government struggles to find ways to fund highway improvements, a congressionally created commission on Thursday called for a 10-cent-a-gallon increase in the federal gas tax, while proposing that the …

• Otter drops plan for road funds

  March 28, 2008 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter on Thursday backed away from his major proposal to lawmakers this year, to raise millions through new fees or taxes to address a giant …

• Fuel tax pacts clear panel

  February 7, 2008 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – An Idaho Senate panel has voted unanimously to ratify fuel tax agreements that Gov. Butch Otter negotiated with the Coeur d’Alene, Nez Perce, Kootenai and Shoshone-Bannock tribes. “These …