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Federal Highway Fund 'Broke,' Expert Tells Rhode Island Officials

Jack Basso, a top official at the national organization representing state departments of transportation, said the Highway Trust Fund, the backbone of the federal transportation financing system, is "broke." Moreover, he said, there is no support in Washington, D.C., for an

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