A bipartisan group of Virginia lawmakers is revamping Gov. Bob McDonnell’s latest transportation plan, saying his proposal to shift sales tax revenues to pay for roads would shortchange emergency services and education while doing little to improve state highways.
To avoid a tax increase, McDonnell proposed shifting an additional 0.25 percent of existing sales tax revenues to roads and reserving 75 percent of any year-end surpluses for transportation, among other measures.
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