More pain at the gas pump on tap

Here's a couple of state stories that could have flown under the radar as all eyes have been fixed on Boston in the last few days.

Back here in Pennsylvania, a Republican state senator rolled out a transportation funding plan that is sure to be unpopular with state drivers. And why is that? It could wind up costing you as much as a quarter more at the gas pump. Just what we need right now. You can read about it here.

It also will whack you if you happen to drive fast or recklessly, with $100 surcharge on ticket issued for speeding or running a red light. The fees to renwe your license or motor vehicle registation also would go up.

If that is enough to drive you to drink, some other Senate Republicans want you to know that they feel your pain.

Remember that grandiose plan by Gov. Tom Corbett to privatize the state's sale of alcohol and use the money to beef up education funding? They want to siphon off some of that money and use it for transportation.

You can read that one here.