MADISON, Wis. (AP)-
The Republican co-chair of the Legislature's budget committee is asking when will be the right time to consider raising gas taxes and fees to pay for roads in Wisconsin.
Rep. John Nygren commented Tuesday during an Assembly committee hearing on the state Department of Transportation budget. DOT Secretary Mark Gottlieb says its budget doesn't call for any tax or fee increases because Gov. Scott Walker doesn't believe this is the right time to do that to the state's businesses or families.
Nygren is one of the Republican Assembly leaders who favor considering tax and fee increases. He says, "This is not something I'm excited about but we should consider all our options."
He asks Gottlieb, "at what point in time are we going to have a conversation about the whole picture?"
