Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad believes his state will have enough money to fund its transportation construction needs through 2012. State legislators, however, have a different take.
Sen. Matt McCoy (D-Des Moines) is leading a bipartisan group that plans on proposing a 5-cent gas-tax increase beginning in 2013. The provision, expected to be introduced on Jan. 9, also will raise the fee another nickel in 2014, and many believe it could reach the governor’s desk soon.