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  • Lawmakers get free use of Toll Road; most refuse

    06/07/2008 6:19:38 PM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 10 replies · 221+ views
    The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette ^ | June 7, 2008 | Mike Smith (Associated Press)
    INDIANAPOLIS – The private operator of the Indiana Toll Road has sent devices to numerous lawmakers in Indiana giving them a free ride on the highway, and all legislators can get the same deal if they choose. But several lawmakers who have received the “non-revenue” I-Zoom transponders are not using them, saying it is only fair that they pay the same amount as other motorists. “When I got it, I was in a state of disbelief,” said Rep. Scott Pelath, D-Michigan City. “I can’t describe it as anything other than a perk. Mine is in the possession of solid-waste authorities.”...