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Associated Press - March 11, 2010 4:05 PM ET
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A broad coalition of business and labor officials, mayors, environmentalists and others are urging the Legislature to allow for regional transit in southeast Wisconsin and other densely populated areas.
Gov. Jim Doyle and lawmakers are trying to find a plan they can agree on that would provide commuter-rail and bus service in Milwaukee, Kenosha and Racine counties.
Other proposals considered Thursday by the Assembly's Transportation Committee would allow for regional transit authorities statewide and specifically in La Crosse County in western Wisconsin and the Fox Cities in the northeastern part of the state.
Opponents question whether sales taxes should be increased to pay for transit.
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