News analysis: On top in Iowa, Walker says he'll borrow rather than raise taxes to build highways

Gov. Scott Walker wants to borrow money that won't have to be repaid long into the future rather than increase gasoline taxes to fund questionable transportation projects over the next two years. The governor's decision comes as a new Bloomberg/Des Moines Register poll finds the self-described tea party founder leading among Republicans in Iowa, which holds the first-in-the-nation nominating caucuses early next year.

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