The $670 million plan sponsored by Rep. Gary Wiggins, D-New Cambria, passed 83-71, only one more vote than was required to move the bill to the Senate.
Holden's "One Missouri Transportation Plan," which was sponsored by Rep. Gary Wiggins, D-New Cambria, includes a three cent gas tax increase and a 3/4 cent sales tax increase.
A House bill sponsored by Rep. Gary Wiggins, D-New Cambria, is similar to what Holden proposed. It would raise the state's gasoline tax by two cents per gallon and the sales tax by three-fourths of a cent per dollar.
Rep. Gary Wiggins, D-New Cambria, is one of the many lawmakers who has proposed a plan to raise taxes for highways and mass transit. His plan will bring $747 million into Missouri to pay for the state's growing transportation needs. Wiggins said his plan will be phased in over five years.
Hildebrand's wife, Donna, worked as a secretary for a variety of House Democrats over 20 years in the Statehouse. She retired about a year ago from the office of Rep. Gary Wiggins, D-New Cambria.
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