Missouri lawmakers look for road money beyond usual places - Washington Times

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Missouri lawmakers are looking beyond the usual places for funding road and bridge repairs after they promised to make it a priority this session.

In about two weeks, House Republicans hope to send the Senate a budget that includes roughly $30 million to revive the Missouri Department of Transportation’s cost-sharing program. The department typically splits half the cost of an infrastructure project with a local government.

The only other transportation funding likely to materialize this year, said House Transportation Committee Chairman Rep. Glen Kolkmeyer, is if voters approve an increase to the tobacco tax in November.

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