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Report: Voters willing to re-elect legislators who support gas tax bills
Ninety-eight percent of Republican and Democratic lawmakers who supported a gas tax bill in 2015 won their respective primary races this year, ARTBA reports. Keep Reading
Federal funding pitfall prompts states to increase gas taxes
Six states will increase their gas taxes July 1 as a means to replace lacking federal funds for highway projects, according to the Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). The Hill reports that… Keep Reading
Gas tax hike unlikely, says House Majority Leader
Don't expect a gas tax increase anytime soon. That's what House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarty (R-Calif.) tells the Wall Street Journal in an exclusive interview. “We make policy in the world of politics," McCarty says. "If you thought, “Well,… Keep Reading
Gas tax an option for top Republican leader
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the incoming Republican leader of the Senate Transportation Committee, says a gas tax increase is up for consideration. "I don't think we take anything off the table at this point," John Thune said on "Fox News… Keep Reading
Another state pursuing road-use highway funding system
The state of Oregon passed the first bill in the United States establishing a road use charge system for transportation funding last year. Now, the state of Washington is attempting to follow in its neighbor's footsteps. According to KING 5… Keep Reading
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I've used this space from time to time in recent years to suggest that a large highway bill isn't getting done because politicians in Washington simply don't have the stomach to vote for a costly measure that would require raising… Keep Reading
Gas tax reduction now being explored in Congress
The federal gas tax could be on its last legs. According to The Hill, the Senate planned to hold a vote this week on a conservative proposal that would reduce the majority of the gas taxes U.S. drivers pay over… Keep Reading
LaHood weighs in on gas tax upon joining infrastructure coalition
Building America’s Future, a bipartisan coalition of elected officials whose goal is raise awareness about the need to invest in U.S. infrastructure, named former Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood as a co-chair. LaHood joins former New York Mayor Michael… Keep Reading
House bill aims to up federal gas tax by 15 cents
Another bill was introduced in the House of Representatives related to transportation infrastructure funding. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) introduced this latest one, The Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials (UPDATE) Act, which would nearly double the federal gas tax… Keep Reading
