and Gov. Kaine.
Our long, national local nightmare is over.
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine on Thursday signed legislation to immediately repeal Virginia’s abusive driver fees, ending a political nightmare for Republicans and Democrats alike.
……..“In the earnestness of trying to solve the transportation issue, a mistake was made,” said Sen. R. Edward Houck, D-Spotsylvania, who sponsored Senate Bill 1 in the 2008 session to repeal the fees. “This was simply the wrong way to go about funding transportation. And today is the day we correct all that.”
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