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State transportation funding system unsustainable, former secretary says
18 Dec 2024
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Wisconsin’s current transportation funding system is unsustainable, according to a former state transportation secretary.
Speaking during a recent Wisconsin Policy Forum panel, former Department of Transportation Secretary Mark Gottlieb argued any state transportation funding structure should be adequate, sustainable and equitable “across different user types” and socioeconomic groups.
“The system that we have right now probably is failing in all three of those areas,” he said.
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