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What's behind the price of gasoline?

by Bennett Purser and Kai Ryssdal
Oct 18, 2019
From taxes, to marketing, to refining, a lot into the price of a gallon of gasoline.
A motorist fills his car with gas at a gas station near an oil field pumping rig in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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California voters to have their say on gas tax hike

by Jed Kim
Oct 29, 2018
Gas taxes pay for fewer road repairs thanks to inflation and better fuel efficiency.
A sign promotes street repairs being funded by California's year-old gas tax.
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California voters to have their say on gas tax hike

by Jed Kim
Oct 29, 2018
Gas taxes pay for fewer road repairs thanks to inflation and better fuel efficiency.
A sign promotes street repairs being funded by California's year-old gas tax.
Jed Kim/ Marketplace
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For states, hiking the gas tax can be politically risky

by Ryan Kailath
Nov 1, 2017
California is hiking gas taxes today by 12 cents a gallon. It’s also raising an annual fee based on a car’s value. The transportation package is expected to raise $54 billion over the next 10 years. The idea is the money will pay for repairs to roads, highways and bridges. California isn’t the only state […]
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Fierce opposition to gas tax proposal in Tennessee

by Marketplace Contributor
Feb 27, 2017
Despite closed bridges and major bottlenecks, the state still faces an uphill fight for its first gas tax increase in 28 years.
A panel in the Tennessee House of Representatives opens debate over a proposal to raise the state's gas tax by 7 cents a gallon. 
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