The Missourian asked candidates for state representative in our region to answer a series of questions, and we're presenting their answers, as they wrote them, in a series of articles.
Question: There is agreement that funding for transportation infrastructure improvements is lacking in Missouri. What solutions do you support?
Cheri Toalson Reisch, Republican, District 44
I voted to support putting Prop D on the November ballot to raise the gas tax.
Maren Bell Jones, Democrat, District 44
I support a rise in the gasoline tax since the last one has not happened since the 1990s. I do not support making I-70 a toll road.
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