Transportation Secretary James A. Aloisi Jr. responded to addressed the panel of state legislators at the first of four state hearings a Springfield hearing on increasing the gas tax.
(Michele McDonald/Globe Staff)
Proposed gas tax hike faces heated opposition in Western Mass.
Unfair burden for region, many at hearing contend
Transportation Secretary James A. Aloisi Jr. responded to addressed the panel of state legislators at the first of four state hearings a Springfield hearing on increasing the gas tax.
(Michele McDonald/Globe Staff)
SPRINGFIELD - Governor Deval Patrick urged a crowd of Western Massachusetts residents yesterday to put aside "regional grievances" in considering a gas tax hike as he faced an increasingly skeptical Legislature. (Full article: 430 words)
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