Gas tax hike for RIPTA fueled a political fight on Smith Hill. No one noticed at the pump…yet. • Rhode Island Current

Gas tax hike for RIPTA fueled a political fight on Smith Hill. No one noticed at the pump…yet. • Rhode Island Current

Emil Wolferseder of Exeter pumps gas at the Mobil station on South County Trail in Exeter on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, the first day a 3-cent increase in Rhode Island’s gas tax took effect. (Photo by Laura Paton/Rhode Island Current)You wouldn’t know a contested hike in state taxes on fuel began Tuesday by scanning local gas stations. Average gas prices in Rhode Island dropped 1 cent per gallon from Monday, and were 2 cents less than the daily aver…