  Chronicle - News-Herald eekly Question for your Iowa
Legislators  February 8, 2013 Toledo Chronicle, Tama News-Herald
Article Photos  State Representative Dean Fisher (R-Garwin)
State Senator Steve Sodders (D-State Center)  WEEK?FOUR: "What
is your view on an increase in motor vehicle fuel tax?"   State
Senator  Steve Sodders  (D-State Center)  Iowa families deserve
a well-maintained, high-quality transportation system that is
safe and affordable. Iowa employers and companies looking to
locate in Iowa tell me that the condition of our roads and
bridges is vital to support existing jobs and continued job
creation.  Recognizing this, Iowa has for years tried to come up
with funding to meet our most critical road needs.  Iowa's fuel
tax was last increased in 1989. While Iowa ranks low nationally
for our fuel tax rate, our state also ranks toward the bottom
when it comes to the condition of our roads. A 2011
Transportation for America report ranked Iowa the third-worst
state for deficient bridges.  Bipartis