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Poll looks at ditching gas tax, expanding tolls, fees

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BOSTON (SHNS) - About half of Massachusetts residents backed phasing out the state's gasoline tax and instead expanding roadway tolling or imposing fees based on mileage, according to a new poll that took the temperature on a range of transportation-related ideas. Fifty-one percent of respondents said they would somewhat or strongly support replacing the gas tax with a "fee based on how much people drive, whether they drive a gas car or an elect…

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Poll looks at ditching gas tax, expanding tolls, fees

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Oregon looks to expand per-mile charges for electric cars as gas tax sputters - Salem Reporter

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