Investigative Story Proposal

My proposal is to investigate the bill before the legislature to allow the State Highway Authority to instigate tolls around the state on roads besides the turnpike. The question is, can the Authority be trusted with more revenue when there have been issues with how they have handled money in the past? They have spent money on big projects like Tamarack, for example, that will never recoup the construction costs. They caused a firestorm of controversy a few years ago by trying to raise tolls with very little public notice. The turnpike generates millions of dollars in tolls collected each year, yet unresolved maintenance issues on the road ultimately did lead to higher tolls. Can the Authority be trusted to handle additional revenues any better than they have in the past? What are the hidden costs of creating more toll roads across the state of West Virginia?