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nraacct Champion Author North Carolina Posts:6,890 Points:1,470,375 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 3:41:02 PM Ignore nraacct Report Abuse By a 6-1 vote, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state must stop padding its general operating fund with commercial activities taxes collected on revenues from the sale of motor vehicle fuel. The ruling will likely shift $140 million a year to highway projects while blowing a hole in the state's operating account. But the decision does not require the state to refund hundreds of millions of dollars already diverted to nonhighway projects. Visit The Plain Dealer for full article

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By a 6-1 vote, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state must stop padding its general operating fund with commercial activities taxes collected on revenues from the sale of motor vehicle fuel.

The ruling will likely shift $140 million a year to highway projects while blowing a hole in the state's operating account. But the decision does not require the state to refund hundreds of millions of dollars already diverted to nonhighway projects.

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52MPG Champion Author Dayton Posts:7,277 Points:1,744,630 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 5:17:04 AM Ignore 52MPG Report Abuse I have great faith the politicians will find a way around the court ruling.
MAC48 Champion Author Dallas Posts:1,551 Points:769,545 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 3:45:32 AM Ignore MAC48 Report Abuse Congratulations to the Ohio Supreme Court for an outstanding decision in this case. All of the user fees and taxes paid by Ohio citizens based upon their use of their vehicles such as motor vehicle fuel taxes, vehicle/trailer registration taxes/fees, personal property tax on vehicles/trailers and any other tax or fee imposed on the use of vehicles/trailers should be spent only on projects which benefit the current and future use of the citizens vehicles such as highways, bridges and other directly related highway infrastructure. It would have been nice if the Ohio Supreme Court has also required that the funds allocated to other projects which should have gone to the highway fund over the last 10 years had to be restored to the state highway fund over the next ten years starting in 2014.
bston Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:1,835 Points:645,200 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 11:45:37 PM Ignore bston Report Abuse Good for them in trying to allocate funds where they should be going.
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,615 Points:1,207,555 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:22:58 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Good! Thanks for posting!
BigTruc All-Star Author Memphis Posts:966 Points:784,220 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:30:27 AM Ignore BigTruc Report Abuse Confusing
eschroth442 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:1,094 Points:335,670 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:00:35 AM Ignore eschroth442 Report Abuse good now the govenor should need to sell the turnpike. The turnpike needs to stay like it is.
iFueler Champion Author Durham Posts:64,458 Points:181,450 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 12:55:28 AM Ignore iFueler Report Abuse gas tax generally should go for roads as originally was the general intention in many taxing jurisdictions
lesndave Champion Author Texas Posts:3,057 Points:704,305 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 12:14:45 AM Ignore lesndave Report Abuse Here is one of the biggest reasons our roads are in the shape they are now.
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,119 Points:1,626,150 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 11:50:00 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse Good!
TC5504 All-Star Author West Virginia Posts:955 Points:196,935 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 11:39:18 PM Ignore TC5504 Report Abuse Great
YumaFellow Champion Author Arizona Posts:1,305 Points:625,520 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 9:51:41 PM Ignore YumaFellow Report Abuse Looks like Ohio Republican legislators do what they do in Arizona--take funds from one area and apply them to some other so they can avoid raising taxes even when that is called for. Infrastructure is expensive and we underfund it at our own risk.
esq262 Champion Author Asheville Posts:2,917 Points:651,415 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 9:47:52 PM Ignore esq262 Report Abuse Good.
jl1rp Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:1,835 Points:360,540 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 9:35:52 PM Ignore jl1rp Report Abuse Good to read this.
tnfran Champion Author Arizona Posts:4,398 Points:846,090 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 7:01:33 PM Ignore tnfran Report Abuse Good news and bad at same time; good that the state should be held accountable for its wrong decisions. Bad that they didn't have to pay it back to where it was diverted from. [Edited by: tnfran at 12/10/2012 7:02:33 PM EST]
RonElp All-Star Author El Paso Posts:763 Points:109,620 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 7:00:16 PM Ignore RonElp Report Abuse This is good news. Keep it legal and there would not be problems like this!
djwhit Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,027 Points:1,211,380 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 6:50:43 PM Ignore djwhit Report Abuse THATS THE WAY,SUPREME COURT JUDGES.........GET IT DONE.......
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:8,575 Points:1,547,300 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 6:17:06 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse Well at least 6 of the Supreme Court Judges are not corrupt.
mike56MI Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,235 Points:311,265 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 5:20:38 PM Ignore mike56MI Report Abuse Good, thats what it's for.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,337 Points:2,375,145 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 4:46:14 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse this is the way it was meant to be
MrLefty0706 Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,459 Points:354,010 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 4:26:03 PM Ignore MrLefty0706 Report Abuse Way to go Ohio Supreme Court!
jimgraham Champion Author Akron Posts:10,387 Points:1,982,885 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 4:15:44 PM Ignore jimgraham Report Abuse Does PA have such a condition in their Constitution? If they do - the state will be up the creek without a paddle!! LOL LOL
truvoice1 Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,298 Points:477,265 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 3:46:29 PM Ignore truvoice1 Report Abuse Maybe this kind of ruling will spread to other states so finally we can see some improvements in our transportation infrastructure!