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• Rounds, Culver see budget tightening

  
  Politically Speaking — Authority: 129
  Today two governors in the tri-state area were talking budget matters. South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds, a Republican who has one year left in the post before he’ll be term-limited out, said the current year budget has a $16 million shortfall, which will be handled via a one-time transfer of one-time revenues. Rounds ...
  1 day ago

• 15 percent of Americans support gas tax increase

  
  Hybrid Cars — Authority: 432
  For most Americans an increased gas tax is a bridge to nowhere Congress has plans to spend some $500 billion in road, bridge and transit projects. Unfortunately, current gas taxes are insufficient to fund these projects according to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. So, he and others have floated around the idea ...
  2 days ago

• Bob Lutz: Bumpy Road Ahead for Electric Cars Without a Gas Tax Hike

  
  Earth2Tech — Authority: 659
  Bob Lutz, former General Motors Vice Chairman and Chevy Volt frontman is not usually one to hedge, and he’s true to form in his expectations for how consumers will greet the upcoming extended-range electric Chevy Volt. According to an article from Reuters today , he told reporters at the Los Angeles Auto Show, ...
  6 days ago

• Bob Lutz: Bumpy Road Ahead for Electric Cars Without a Gas Tax Hike

  
  Renewable Energy News Syndicator — Authority: 162
  Bob Lutz, former General Motors Vice Chairman and Chevy Volt frontman is not usually one to hedge, and he’s true to form in his expectations for how consumers will greet the upcoming extended-range electric Chevy Volt. According to an article from Reuters today, he told reporters at the Los Angeles Auto Show, ...
  6 days ago

• Ten Ways to Move the Budget Back Toward a Sustainable Path

  
  Jeff Frankels Weblog — Authority: 562
  The National Journal asks “President Obama and his team said recently that the fiscal 2011 budget will represent a credible effort to reduce budget deficits and put the federal government on a path toward “sustainable” deficits …How would you alter taxes and spending to achieve (or at least pursue) that ...
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• The Daily Dig: Critter Crossing Edition

  
  INFRASTRUCTURIST — Authority: 543
  • Secretary LaHood floated an increase in the gas tax as a way to pay for a robust transportation bill. The idea was taboo under Bush, but now LaHood wants Congress to consider increasing it gradually over time. ( Star-Telegram ) • An international study claims that “mass active travel,” i.e. walking and ...
  1 week ago

• N.C. gas taxes being drained by corporate leakers

  
  theCLog — Authority: 443
  People complain about the price of gas but rarely remember to include gas taxes in their rants — and they should, since those taxes make up a significant percentage of the price tag. So, what is that tax revenue being used for? You’re not going to like this … North Carolina is struggling to find money to ...
  1 week ago

• One more sign that the Hutchison campaign is intellectually bankrupt

  
  Burkablog — Authority: 553
  This was today’s daily blast from Joe Pounder of the Hutchison campaign:“When we should be focused on creating jobs and keeping our state’s economy strong, Rick Perry is openly promising higher gas taxes. That’s less money in Texans’ pockets and more money for TxDOT to waste on Perry pet projects that lead ...
  2 weeks ago

• Democrats Trying to Orchestrate Bi-Partisan Gas Tax Increase

  
  RedState — Authority: 782
  Got this from a high level source: I just came from dinner and recognized the voices beside me. It was Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and three other Democrats. I knew the other faces but names escape me. They were strategizing on how to raise the gas tax. Congressman Blumenauer said he knew a way to get at least 20 ...
  2 weeks ago

• Iowa Dems adopt GOP attacks against Branstad

  
  Iowa Independent — Authority: 616
  As GOP gubernatorial hopefuls try to draw distinctions from their Republican rivals, the Iowa Democratic Party continues to co-opt their critiques with the hope of weakening potential challengers to incumbent Gov. Chet Culver. The latest attack was delivered in Dubuque by state Rep. Chris Rants against former Gov. ...
  3 weeks ago

• Dutch introduces driving tax

  
  George S. May Business Blog — Authority: 130
  The Dutch are planning on introducing a new tax that will monitor tax-payers’ miles driven and tax accordingly. The U.S. has been toying with this idea for some time. Actually, Oregan ran a similar, small pilot program which was considered pretty successful. With the U.S. trying to find a way to keep people out of ...
  3 weeks ago

• Raising the gas tax

  
  Off the Kuff — Authority: 148
  This is long overdue. Members of the Texas Senate’s Transportation Committee said Tuesday that an increase in the 20-cents-per-gallon state fuel tax may be necessary to overcome a drastic shortage of money for new roads. “We are in the critical position in this state where we are growing and will need more ...
  3 weeks ago

• Gas tax hike buzz; jet-setting Senate transportation committee chairman John Carona keeps door open for gas tax hike

  
  Texas Watchdog — Authority: 536
  A gas tax hike could be coming for Texas drivers. The El Paso Times covered a meeting of a legislative transportation committee where the idea was discussed:Some legislators concerned about how to pay for new highways in Texas suggested looking at increasing the 20 cents a gallon state fuel tax. Members of the Texas ...
  4 weeks ago

• The Green Seen

  
  NEXT100 — Authority: 125
  By: Leonard Anderson Several items relating to the business and technology of clean energy and the environment caught our attention this week: Smart grids. Smart meters. Now come smart thermostats . Silicon Valley startup EcoFactor will collect weather data to fine tune home air conditioning and heating systems to ...
  4 weeks ago

• Perennial wishes: Auto industry execs calling for higher gas tax yet again

  
  Autoblog Green — Authority: 684
  Filed under: MPG , Legislation and Policy , Green Daily , USA How often do the Wall Street Journal , Bill Ford, Jr . and Thomas Friedman agree on something? When its the gas tax, its 100 percent of the time, and now a number of auto executives have added their voices in favor of a gas tax in order to ...
  5 weeks ago

• TransLink fares, gas and parking taxes hiked by mayors

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 167
  Metro Vancouver mayors have voted to raise the regional gas tax, parking tax and transit fares to generate extra funding required to keep the areas transportation system running.
  6 weeks ago

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