Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Fuel prices might be falling, but something else is close to running out of gas: the roads, themselves.
Federal funding to maintain the country's highways runs out in May, and Republicans who control Congress are looking for ideas on how to stop that from happening.
One possibility is to raise the gas tax. But, please: don't call it a tax. "User fees," anyone?
Fawn Johnson with the National Journal reports how GOP lawmakers are hoping to keep the roads funded without saying they raised taxes.