Washingtons Senate Republican leader is calling for a public vote in March on a multi-billion dollar highway finance plan.
Spokane Sen. James West made the request last week in a letter to Gov. Locke.
The governor and Seattle Majority Leader Sid Snyder (D-Long Beach) lauded Wests call for quick action, but not his request to send the tax package to the ballot.
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