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Transportation funding top legislative issue in Ga.
Study planned for summer
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ATLANTA — Georgia's transportation needs and how to pay for them emerged this week as the issues that will dominate the 2015 legislation session. Lawmakers convene Jan. 12 at the state Capitol. The search for an estimated $1.5 billion new revenue — annually — is bound to create "some heartburn," said state Rep. Jay Roberts, a Republican selected to lead a study committee on transportation this summer.
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