JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A top Democratic budgeter says Republican Gov. Mike
Parson’s plan to borrow $350 million to repair bridges across the state is a
non-starter.
Rep. Kip Kendrick on Monday told reporters that House Democrats generally
oppose using un-earmarked general revenue to fund infrastructure.
Under Parson’s plan , the state would repay the loan with general revenue over
15 years.
House Democrats have limited power to block bills in Missouri’s Republican-led
Legislature. But their opposition to Parson’s plan is notable because it comes
as other factions of lawmakers are moving away from that proposal.
Kendrick says lawmakers should consider long-term funding sources, such as
asking voters again to increase the gas tax.
Parson’s spokesman Steele Shippy says voters already shot that down. A
proposed 10-cent gas tax increase failed in November.
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