While Utah leaders have worked on infrastructure tax credits and incentives for gas production, they keep raising their eyebrows at the pump, frustrated with the fact that the average price of gas has continued to rise above the national average this year. Especially Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz, a Republican from Hooper, who was behind […]
(The Center Square) – As the summer draws to a close, gas prices remain high in across Ohio, with consumers paying more than a dollar more per gallon than they were a year ago.
Indiana officials directed more than $130 million Tuesday to state and local road programs, replacing revenue lost in June amid Gov. Mike Braun’s continued suspension of the state’s gasoline taxes. The State Board of Finance approved three transfers totaling $130.45 million from the State Highway Fund’s existing balance — not directly from Indiana’s broader budget […]
(The Center Square) – Georgia gas prices are inching up again, rising 3 cents over the past week, according to AAA.
I love saving money at the gas pump, but I fear the precedent Gov. Mike Braun is setting by ignoring state law in favor of unilateral executive power. And so should lawmakers. His gas tax holiday could turn into a loss of eight months in road funding — all without the involvement of the legislative […]
As Indiana enters its fifth month without collecting the gas taxes that pay for road and bridge improvements, builders say the state must reinstate the charges and find more revenue streams. The coalition applauded Gov. Mike Braun for helping taxpayers — and backfilling transportation-funding accounts. But, Indiana Constructors President Richard Hedgecock said, “We don’t want […]
Ohio’s oil and gas industry continues to spread one of its cruel, bald-faced lies. Industry spokespeople claim fracking oil and gas from state parks and wildlife areas is “responsible development” of Ohio public lands. But parks don’t belong to one supermajority political party to lease, industrialize, monetize, and destroy. Ohio public lands belong to all […]
(The Center Square) – Motorists who purchase fuel in Georgia are paying 11 cents less on average than they were last week, according to AAA.
(The Center Square) – California, like the rest of the country, is paying more to maintain its gas-powered utility infrastructure as the Golden State transitions to a more electrical-powered utility system, New research by U.C. Berkeley shows.
(The Center Square) – Gas prices have swung up and down for Illinois drivers in recent weeks, as they have across the country. A spokeswoman for AAA attributed much of the current costs to ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
