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Legislator Withdraws Bill For Higher License Fees
Republican state Rep. Hollis Downs has withdrawn his legislation to create renewable sources of revenues to pay for highway improvements across the state--with little or no vocal support from his colleagues. Downs says he didn't have the support of Jindal or other representatives who said they feared the legislation would have tripled the cost of registration of private cars and trucks.
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