Gov. Tony Evers says he expects his Transportation Stakeholder Task Force to recommend an increase to the gas tax.
Evers said Tuesday "there seems to be some consensus" among the 34-member task force, which has met twice since being commissioned Jan. 30.
"From what I hear, at least part of it is a gas tax increase," he said.
The guv didn't offer specifics on how large of a gas tax hike he expects the task force to recommend and noted that he wants to see the body's final recommendations before making a decision on what to include in his budget, which will be released Feb. 28.
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