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Washington Lawmakers Look To Increase Gas Tax
Washington Lawmakers Look To Increase Gas Tax
Washington Lawmakers Look To Increase Gas Tax
The Democrat majority in Washington has introduced legislation that could increase the state gas tax, making it the highest in the country at 67.4 cents a gallon. The proposal calls for an 18-cent increase a gallon in the state’s gas tax, increasing the price by 10 cents a gallon this year and another eight cents a gallon in 2022. ...
Truck Drivers Rally Against Low Carbon Fuel Standards Proposal
Truck Drivers Rally Against Low Carbon Fuel Standards Proposal
Truck Drivers Rally Against Low Carbon Fuel Standards Proposal
More than 160 log trucks invaded the state Capitol Campus in Olympia Monday.  Drivers and those that work in Natural Resources were in town, protesting House Bill 1110, which would create a new low carbon fuel standard.  The proposal could add up to 63 cents per gallon to diesel. “ ...
Dent: We Need To Hold The Line On Low Carbon Initiatives
Dent: We Need To Hold The Line On Low Carbon Initiatives
Dent: We Need To Hold The Line On Low Carbon Initiatives
Lawmakers in Olympia continue to discuss the idea of low carbon legislation.  One of those proposals in the House looks at increasing the state gasoline tax by 57 cents a gallon, while increasing the tax on diesel sold in Washington by 63 cents per gallon.  Mo...
Davis: Big Concerns In 2020 Include Low Carbon, Gas Tax
Davis: Big Concerns In 2020 Include Low Carbon, Gas Tax
Davis: Big Concerns In 2020 Include Low Carbon, Gas Tax
Looking at the 2020 Washington legislative session, scheduled to get underway in a few weeks, what concerns Tom Davis with the Washington Farm Bureau?  The continued push for a Low Carbon Fuel standard in Olympia.   "A lot of the conservation and environmental groups in the state have placed the low carbon fuel standard as their #1 priority.  And whe...