ATLANTA - The House will take up a new version of transportation funding legislation Thursday aimed at winning enough votes from minority Democrats to ensure its passage.
But a Senate Republican leader warned Tuesday that the proposal's ultimate fate could be tied to whether lawmakers can agree on a tax-cutting plan before gaveling this year's legislative session to a close early next month.
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