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Aug 7, 2015

LAWSUIT against the state Thruway Authority * USA: Asks end of $100 million payment

* New York - Truck company owners say Thruway tolls unconstitutionally pay for canal system


-- A national trade group's lawsuit against the state Thruway Authority is on the road again... The American Trucking Associations' 2013 legal action had been dismissed on a technicality, but a federal appellate court has restored the suit. The plaintiffs contend the Thruway shouldn't be subsidizing the state canal system with toll money... The organization said $100 million per year as of 2012 went toward the canal system, which has evolved over the years from a transportation route to a recreational venue...
(Photo by Michael P. Farrell/Times Union - Traffic on the New York State Thruway near exit 27 on Wednesday Aug. 5, 2015 in Amsterdam, N.Y.) Albany, NY, USA - Times Union, by Rick Karlin - August 5, 2015

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