BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick has taken flak for proposing a 19-cent gasoline tax hike to fix an array of state transportation problems, but two state representatives are proposing a 12-cent increase just for the T.
Reps. Alice Wolf of Cambridge and Carl Sciortino of Medford say the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority needs the money to both close a $160 million deficit and return the system to a state of good repair.
Wolf told reporters Tuesday that if the T isn’t properly funded, "we will have road congestion no one’s ever thought about."
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