gas tax

Can't anybody in this town count?

adamg — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:43:07 +0000

So Republicans held a protest against the proposed gas tax on the steps of the State House and a few people showed up.

But how few? The Globe reports several dozen people showed up. The Herald puts the number at two dozen in the headline and a more precise "25" in the story.

Ed. Note: The Herald seems to have replaced its initial story with this AP story that doesn't mention a number in the headline but still says "25" in the body.

Patrick's gas-tax hike: 19 cents a gallon

adamg — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:53:07 +0000

Doesn't sound quite as bad as the 27-cent idea floated earlier, hmm? The Globe reports on his gas tax/transportation reorganization plan.

Governor gets business leaders to support gas tax

adamg — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:06:01 +0000

NECN covered a Boston chamber of commerce meeting today at which Deval Patrick said he will either try for an increase in the gas tax or an increase in turnpike tolls, but not both. There's a show of hands starting around 4:30:

How about a 26-cent increase in the gas tax?

adamg — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:37:14 +0000

State Rep. David Linsky of Natick and some other MetroWest pols are making the proposal - and say it would raise enough to eliminate not just turnpike tolls, but tolls on the Tobin Bridge and the harbor tunnels. Don't worry: We'd still tax New Yorkers and, um, Connecticutters via tolls at the state lines (why not New Hamphirites and Vermonters, too, though?). Gov. Patrick recently sorta, kinda came out in favor of an increase.