deal has been reached on a plan to find billions of dollars to pay for road repairs, raising the possibility that one of Gov. Jerry Brown’s priorities could languish until next year.
The governor outlined a $3.6-billion proposal last week, but Republicans refuse to provide the necessary support for the higher taxes and fees included in the plan. Some Democrats have resisted as well.
So on Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Brian Kelly floated a slimmed-down, roughly $1-billion proposal in a meeting with business and labor groups, according to participants.
But the interest groups in the meeting didn’t bite, fearing lawmakers would pass an inadequate plan and then refuse to revisit the issue to find a more substantive solution.
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