OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — House and Senate leaders have unveiled plans to fill a $450 million hole in the state’s transportation budget created by the passage of an initiative that slashes vehicle registration fees. The plans look to move money around from various accounts and take some money set aside from major road projects that hasn’t been spent. Budget writers hope the proposals will be enough to lead to an order by Gov. Jay Inslee to lift the seven-month pause on new work on some major projects while they look for a solution to the loss of many fees and taxes connected to vehicle license tabs that came as a result of Initiative 976, which voters approved in November.

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