This week, Governor Jay Inslee reiterated his desire for a 10-cent-per-gallon tax increase to help fund the $8.7 billion transportation budget he signed Monday.
Despite legislators having to try to close a billion dollar plus shortfall as they convene this week in Olympia, Gov. Gregoire is expected to ask for billions for transportation projects--and wants voters to pay for it.
Is it because since the death of Osama bin Laden we are again paying so much attention to terrorism that we are overdoing it, or are the recent news stories indicating many new threats?