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Michigan Senators Take Steps Toward Gas-Tax Vacation

May 29, 2022May 28, 2022 The Center Square

As residents of the Great Lakes State and out-of-state tourists prepare to inaugurate the 2022 outdoor vacation season, they’re being stymied by gasoline prices rising steadily toward the $5 per gallon range.

The Michigan Senate has passed a slate of bills designed to alleviate drivers’ pain at the pump. If signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the bills would save Michigan drivers between 40 cents to 50 cents a gallon by temporarily eliminating the state’s 6% sales tax and 27-cent-per-gallon excise tax.

‘Gasoline Misery Index’ Details Direct Impact of Record-High Gas Prices

April 9, 2022April 8, 2022 Cooper Moran

The “Gasoline Misery Index” from the Metro Business Daily Network details the direct impact record-high gas prices have had on consumers across the United States.

Since President Joe Biden took office, prices of gas and other goods and services have continued to increase, as many peaked after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Democrat Senators in Georgia, Michigan, Arizona Introduce Bill to Suspend Gas Tax

February 16, 2022February 15, 2022 Peter D'Abrosca

Mark Kelly, Debbie Stabenow and Raphael Warnock

In an effort led by Senator and Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), several Democrat Senators in battleground states have signed on to a bill that would suspend the gas tax until 2023.

The Gas Prices Relief Act would lower prices at the pump as gas prices rise to nearly a decade high in a crucial election season.

Michigan Diverts a Third of All Gas Tax Revenues Away from Road Repairs

July 5, 2020July 4, 2020 Admin

Every U.S. state taxes fuel sales to fund road repairs.

Fully half of them, however, divert a portion of those taxes for other purposes. And Michigan, with a gas-tax diversion rate (GTDR) of 33.9 percent, is ranked with New Jersey as the third highest GTDR in the nation. Only New York (37.5 percent) and Rhode Island (37.1 percent) have higher GTDRs.

Michigan Budget Talks Stall After a Gas Tax Compromise Can’t Be Reached

September 13, 2019September 12, 2019 Zachery Schmidt

Michigan budget talks came to an abrupt halt between Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican leaders after a compromise for the gax tax could not be reached. Eighteen days remain for state legislators to pass a budget to avoid a government shutdown.

Michigan Legislators Put Gas Tax Talks Aside In Order to Avoid Government Shutdown

September 11, 2019September 11, 2019 Zachery Schmidt

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has stalled talks on the proposed 45-cent gas tax in the state’s annual budget as state legislators have till October 1 to reach an agreement to avoid a government shutdown.