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  "path": "/legislature-turns-to-1-3-billion-in-debt-for-highway-maintenance/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-16T13:00:16.000Z",
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  "textContent": "The pressure to invest in degrading state highways pushed legislators to turn to $1.3 billion in bonding, a move necessary due to so many dollars being tied up in highway expansion projects like the North Spokane Corridor and the Puget Sound Gateway.",
  "title": "Legislature Turns to $1.3 Billion in Debt to Address Highway Maintenance Backlog"
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