The Hill & Newsweek - Thu June 23, 2022
Construction, Transportation Groups Push Back on Biden's Gas-Tax Proposal
Lobbying groups representing manufacturers, construction contractors, and civil engineers joined dozens of industry groups on June 22 to criticize President Biden's proposal to suspend the federal gas tax to combat sky-high fuel prices....
ARTBA - Thu June 23, 2022
ARTBA CEO Dave Bauer's Statement on Proposed Federal Gas Tax Holiday
Dave Bauer, president and CEO, American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), made the following remarks on the proposed federal gas tax holiday:"Senior administration officials know full well the 18.4-cents-per gallon federal gasoline tax is not the factor driving increased prices at the pump....
ARTBA - Tue March 29, 2022
VIDEO: State Gas Tax Adjustments Have Limited Impacts on Pump Prices, ARTBA Analysis Shows
Do gas tax holidays automatically result in significantly lower prices and big savings for motorists at the pump?The short answer is "no," according to new research from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
The Saline Courier - Tue September 29, 2020
ARDOT Head Wants Issue 1 Passed to Fund $7.4B in Road Projects
During a public meeting Sept. 21, the Benton Area Chamber of Commerce hosted Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) Director Lorie Tudor, who spoke about why she wants Issue 1 on the November state ballot passed....
CEG - Fri October 02, 2020
Alabama's Latest Gas Tax Increase to Aid Road Projects
Alabamians began paying an extra two cents per gallon for gasoline beginning Oct. 1 when the second installment of the state's 10-cent tax increase went into effect. The state's share of taxes on gasoline rose to 26 cents per gallon, which includes eight cents under the 2019-passed Rebuild Alabama Act (RAA) and the 18 cents that existed before the new law was passed....
CEG - Tue September 08, 2020
New Jersey's Planned Gas Tax Hike Due to Revenue Lost Amid Pandemic
Motorists and equipment operators in the Garden State will have to pay more at the pump by October, as New Jersey will hike its gasoline tax to try to recoup revenue lost from lower demand due to the coronavirus pandemic....
Moultrie News - Wed July 08, 2020
South Carolina Gas Tax Increase Funding More Road, Bridge Projects
The state gas tax increase, including the new two-cent per gallon increase effective July 1, has already been put to work for South Carolinians. In addition to $1.3 billion in road and bridge work under contract now, the new gas tax increase is making possible an additional 661 mi....
AASHTO Journal - Wed April 17, 2019
Michigan Governor Proposes Further Gasoline Tax Increases
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for a 45-cent increase in the state's fuel tax to occur in three phases over a 12-month period, an effort she said in a statement March 5 that should generate $2.5 billion in fresh transportation funding....
CEG - Tue April 02, 2019
Legislators Fail to Agree on DeWine's Gas Tax Proposal
A Sunday deadline passed with the Ohio Legislature and Senate failing to reach a deal on Gov. Mike DeWine's proposal for a gasoline tax increase. Negotiations between the state House and Senate broke down March 29 and were adjourned until April 1, ensuring that the deadline of March 29 would not be met and the proposed tax increase would not take effect by July 1, as the governor wanted....
Associated Press - Wed March 21, 2018
Gas Tax Hike to Fund Infrastructure Projects
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama drivers will see a 10-cent per gallon increase in the state gas tax to fund road and bridge construction under legislation signed into law March 12 by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey....
