The chairman of the Senate Transportation
Committee doesn't plan to hold confirmation hearings anytime soon on Department of Transportation Commissioner Carol Molnau,
suggesting she could face rejection if he did.
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Minnesota vehicle owners come out pretty well in Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposed budget. As expected, he does not propose raising the gasoline tax or license tab fees. But some people worried about repairing roads and bridges, and building transit, have some issues with the governor's proposals.
Money collected from the 20-cents-a-gallon state motor fuels tax has flattened out after decades of steady increases. Some politicians say the state needs to explore an alternative.
A Flash presentation providing profiles of the major legislative and lobbying players in the transportation debate during the 2007 session of the Minnesota Legislature.
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Gas prices are headed up. Analysts say we'll be paying upwards of $3 a gallon at the pump before Memorial Day. Will people start looking to electric cars, reaching for the ethanol and springing for the latest hybrids to save money?
Transportation advocates are worried they're confusing Minnesota voters with language they may face this November on the state's general election ballot.