On Thursday, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett will release his long awaited proposal for remedying the Keystone state’s daunting transportation funding and policy difficulties. Leaks from several key legislative staffers indicate that his plan will propose a new source of transportation revenue that doesn’t violate his pledge to never increase taxes.

Washington Post editorial says that members of government can take an important step towards reducing our dependency on foreign oil by making a tough political decision — increasing our federal fuel tax and creating more incentives to conserve energy.