With Election Pressure Mounting, States Move to Suspend Fuel Taxes

With election pressure mounting, states move to suspend fuel taxes • Oklahoma Voice

With Election Day less than a month away, lawmakers in several states are suspending gas taxes or rolling back regulations on diesel fuel as voters grow increasingly frustrated with rising fuel costs amid President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. On Tuesday, Trump issued an executive order to expand access to tax-free diesel fuel nationwide, following […]

With election pressure mounting, states move to suspend fuel taxes

With Election Day less than a month away, lawmakers in several states are suspending gas taxes or rolling back regulations on diesel fuel as voters grow increasingly frustrated with rising fuel costs amid President Donald Trump’s war with Iran.

How states are tackling midterm pump pain

States are taking on the stubbornly high fuel prices squeezing Americans ahead of the midterm elections, pushing through tax holidays and other tactics to offer relief while federal efforts have stalled.Why it matters: With November 3 less than 30 days away, the political stakes of those price-lowering levers — even if the relief is only modest — are surging amid sky-high costs.While several lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at or pres…

Lawmakers float gas-tax break, commuter deduction to ease pressure of high prices at the pump

Congressional lawmakers are proposing gas-tax suspensions, commuter deductions, and diesel export restrictions to address elevated fuel prices ahead of midterm elections this month.