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Why the gas tax could go up (After the Election Expect an Increase in Fed Gas...

Oberstar, D-Minn., said his committee is working on the next long-term highway bill. He estimated it will take between $450 billion and $500 billion over six years to address safety and congestion...

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State Legislators Support Hiking Federal Gas Tax

The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), meeting in New Orleans Friday, approved a motion to call on Congress to shore up the diminishing Highway Trust Fund with an increase in the federal...

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Good Money After Bad

Good Money After Bad by: Bethany Stotts, July 28, 2008 When gas prices are at record highs and American families are feeling the economic pinch, Congress may just decide to boost gas prices even...

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Driving Less Means Less Gas Tax Revenue

Good news for drivers, is bad news for the federal highway trust fund. The fund faces a multi-billion-dollar shortfall next year because Americans are using less gas... and that means less revenue from...

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Bridge Safety -- Congress Can't Pass the Buck on This One!

One more thing about bridges then I'll be quiet. A really good article at gobridges.com talks about the mess our nation's bridges are in -- thousands of them spanning big rivers and little creeks all...

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MN:Lawmaker feels duped as Hwy. 60 fixes fade (sold his vote to the Dems, got...

MN:Lawmaker feels duped as Hwy. 60 fixes fade [...] In February, Hamilton was one of six Republican legislators whose votes were needed to override Gov. Tim Pawlenty's veto of a $6.6 billion...

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"Dumb and Dumber" on McCain's Energy policy -- BARF ALERT

The debate over skyrocketing gas prices and what impact, if any, that should have on auto insurance rates, made me realize that both oil and insurance are industries plagued by a glaring lack of...

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Ore. governor proposes 2-cent gas tax hike (Democrat Tax Alert)

Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski is proposing a 2-cent increase in the state gasoline tax to help pay for road and bridge projects that could create jobs for thousands of Oregonians. At a legislative...

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Proposed gas tax hike riles gas station owners

A proposed gasoline tax hike to fix the state's crumbling roads and bridges is pitting road builders against gasoline station owners, who say it would give Michigan the highest tax in the nation. With...

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(Washington) Panel wants fuel taxes hiked to fund highways (50% - during a...

Panel wants fuel taxes hiked to fund highwaysBy JOAN LOWY, Associated Press Updated 04:20 p.m., January 1, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) — A 50 percent increase in gasoline and diesel fuel taxes is being urged...

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Editorial: Gov. Jennifer Granholm's gas tax would fix crumbling roads

The gas tax proposal advanced by Gov. Jennifer Granholm last week would be the right fuel for Michigan's crumbling roads. The Legislature's job will be to refine her plan -- and make it part of a...

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Schwarzenegger says federal government should consider higher gas tax

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the federal government has to look at raising the gasoline tax to pay for public works improvements if the public supports paying for them, according to a "Meet the...

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The main reason to raise the gas tax

Despite the Massachusetts Senate's passage of a tax package last week, it's clear that funds allocated for transportation - principally from the sales tax - are simply not enough. Moreover, with the...

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Gas tax raid would 'devastate' Bay Area road agencies

Potholes? Faded road stripes? Downed signs or faulty traffic lights? Too bad; take a number, and drive carefully. Among Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposals for closing the state's $24 billion budget...

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California strangles itself with fuel prices

California's gasoline taxes are 43 percent higher than the national average, according to a recent study by University of California and California State University economists. Since 1997, Californians...

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Summit- How to boost fuel efficiency? Raise taxes say execs

DETROIT (Reuters) - There's a simple way to get Americans to drive fuel-efficient cars, according to auto executives, but they are not going to like it -- sharply hike the gas tax. [snip] Gradually...

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Louisiana's Jindal: Where's Obama?

Emergencies: As frustration with the federal response grows, Louisiana's governor lashes out at the feds for doing little except blame BP for the Gulf oil spill. Meanwhile, Congress sees a chance to...

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POOLE: Federal dollars for federal roads ( Not to trains or )

We invented the federal Highway Trust Fund in 1956, promising motorists and truckers that all proceeds from a new federal gas tax would be spent on building the interstate system. They aren't. Congress...

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Tell your VA Senator to vote NO on SB 631, a bill to hike gas taxes

It is amazing how much legislators forget while they are in Richmond. While their constituents are home balancing their budget and making do with much less, the Senate of Virginia is supporting efforts...

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State Gas Taxes Head Higher (Here are the states with highest/lowest gasoline...

Maryland's decision last month to raise its gasoline tax highlights a trend taking shape across the country: States are increasingly opting to raise gas taxes and other fees to fund road repairs and...

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