Emerging Trend: State Constitutional Protection of Transportation Funds

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Here is an interesting, emerging trend: state's constitutionally protecting their transportation trust funds so that fuel taxes and other transportation fees can only be used for transportation purposes. This idea is on the ballot in Maryland ( http://ow.ly/D0gtU) and Wisconsin (http://ow.ly/D0gz3) this November. Texas has a constitutional amendment on the ballot regarding transportation funding, as well. Something to keep our eye on...