Assembly Speaker Robin Vos takes ride in back of ambulance to show why more money's needed for roads

MADISON — Wisconsin state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos took a ride in the back of an ambulance in a video to make the case for why more funding needs to be spent on roads, although fellow Republicans say it would be a waste of money.The GOP infighting played out in a public relations battle one day ahead of the Assembly Transportation committee's Tuesday hearing on the state Transportation Department's proposed 2017-19 budget.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos: No easy solution for state's $1 billion transportation budget deficit

MADISON — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos wants to make it clear that there are "No Easy Answers" for solving the state's $1 billion transportation budget deficit.That's the title of a 27-page document Vos distributed to Republican Assembly members in advance of the next legislative session, laying out possible solutions to the funding shortfall.Figuring out what to do about Wisconsin's crumbling roads and massive ongoing highway projects in the most populated parts of the state is expected to be one of the most difficult issues the Legislature faces next year.Gov.