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Road Warriors Senate Democrats urge state to release motor fuel tax funds By Jonathan Samples Enterprise Staff
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Will County municipalities received more than $21 million in motor fuel tax funds from the state of Illinois in 2014, but whether or not they will actually see their share of gas-tax dollars is still up in the air. Last week, Senate Democrats went on the offensive and called on the state to release the funds, which local governments use for various road projects and maintenance. State sens. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, D-Shorewood, and Pat McGuire, D-Joliet, each released statements Nov. 25 criticizing the governor’s veto of legislation earlier this summer that they say would have authorized the release of MFT funds and urging the Illinois House to approve a second bill that would allow the money to be released. “The governor should have never vetoed legislation allowing the gas tax money to be spent,” Bertino-Tarrant said. “It belongs in our district.” Bertino-Tarrant’s 49th District covers parts of Joliet, Plainfield, Bolingbrook, Romeoville and Shorewood.
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