October 23, 2019

Wall Street Journal: Rising California Gasoline Prices Highlight Growing Divide in U.S.

A dozen states raised gas taxes earlier this year, including Illinois, Ohio, California, Maryland and Michigan, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a state and federal tax-policy think tank.

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