April 16, 2021 10:00 AM by Nicholas F. Benton
GETTING DEMOLISHED is the former George Mason High School, which will make way for the West End development in the coming years. (Photo: Courtesy Shaun Van Steyn)
Edwin B. Henderson II, a long-time local civil rights activist and founder of Falls Church’s Tinner Hill Foundation, was unanimously voted onto the School Board of the Falls Church City Public Schools by the board Tuesday night. He fills the seat vacated by the resignation of Shawna Russell last month and he will serve through the end of 2021 pending an upcoming November election when that position and three others on the seven-member board will be contested.
Harrisburg, Pa. – Governor Tom Wolf reiterated his commitment to phase out Pennsylvania’s gas tax. Phasing it out would require attention to other funding streams to support Pennsylvania s transportation network,
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Gov. Wolf reiterates commitment to phasing out PA s gas tax, appoints new bipartisan commission to develop funding recommendations
Pennsylvania has one of the largest state-owned transportation networks in the country, with nearly 40,000 miles of roads and over 25,400 bridges under its purview.
Credit: FOX43 Author: FOX43 Newsroom Updated: 1:37 PM EST March 12, 2021
HARRISBURG, Pa. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Friday reiterated his commitment to phase out the state s gas tax, which he said is becoming an unreliable source for funding Pennsylvania’s vast transportation network.
To make this possible and to further address the state’s transportation funding needs, the governor signed an Executive Order establishing the Transportation Revenue Options Commission, which will develop comprehensive funding recommendations for Pennsylvania’s large and aging infrastructure.