In order to sponsor and pass the gas tax increases, legislators demanded a public list of projects, their priority, where they're located, how much being spent on them and more--on a website.
Despite legislators raising gas tax nearly every session, drives are compensating with smarter driving, and more fuel efficient cars
are actually lowering the gas tax revenue every year.
Despite a storm of opposition from Republicans, and nearly 3 1/2 hours of floor debate, the Washington State House of Representatives passed House Bill (HB) 1110, which would create a carbon tax in our state, raising gas prices as much as $...
Not that long ago, voters shot down I-1631, the Carbon Tax bill. But this proposed new tax would add six more cents per gallon (19) than the Carbon Tax bill would have (13).
So much buzz has been surrounding the pilot plan starting soon in Washington state, where some 2,800 drivers will test out a DOT plan to charge motorists by the mile, instead of charging them a gas tax.