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| MONDAY March 31, 2003 Online Edition No. 15 |
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| TOLERANCE.
After visiting forces in Washington, Gov. Gary Locke called for Washington state citizens to remain tolerant during this increasingly tense time of war.
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If we’re going to raise the gas tax, we need to do it right. It doesn’t make sense to raise the gas tax by 3 cents (as what the House is proposing) if it won’t get the job done—Senate Highways and Transportation Committee Chairman Jim Horn
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ShareYourThoughts
STATE REPRESENTATIVE Ed Murray (D-Seattle) proposed a 3-cent gas tax increase to fund a transportation-improvement package for Washington. Gov. Gary Locke submitted a roads and transit plan that calls for a gas-tax increase of four cents. The Senate, in the meantime, proposed a one-time 5-cent increase. The plans differ in their mix of highways and non-highway dollar, which include transit, passenger rail, freight mobility and ferries. The Senate favors more roads spending while the House provides more for transit. Where should your tax go—more for roads or more for transit? Share your thoughts to editor@seattlepress.com.
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