Democrats, GOP differ on transportation spending reform

House Democrats released a $15.5 billion transportation package Monday that would raise the gas tax and spend those dollars much like the plan passed by the Republican-controlled Senate in March. The House proposal, like the Senate's $15.1 billion plan, calls for an 11.7-cent gas tax increase and increased license-plate fees while rejecting Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee's idea of imposing a new fee on carbon emissions to pay for road improvements.

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