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April 18, 2019
Research & Commentary: Overtaxed Illinois Residents Cannot Afford Gas Tax Hikes
In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a proposed increase of Illinois’ gasoline tax along with several vehicle and registration fee hikes.
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April 18, 2019
Research & Commentary: Minnesota Should Not Increase Gas Tax Rates
In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses a proposed increase in Minnesota’s gasoline taxes that would be the largest in the state’s history.
Taxes
April 8, 2019
Mackinac Center: Gas Tax Hike of 45 Cents May Kill More than 22,500 Private Sector Jobs
An analysis of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's proposed 45-cent gas tax hike, and alternative tax/spending offsets.
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March 25, 2019
Research & Commentary: Gas Tax Hike Will Only Hurt Buckeye State Consumers
In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses several legislative proposals in Ohio that would increase the state’s motor-fuel tax rates and why this is not the best approach to generate revenue for the state's roads.
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March 15, 2019
Research & Commentary: Exorbitant Gas Taxes Won’t Fix Michigan’s Crumbling Roads
In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses a proposed gas tax hike in Michigan that would make the state's gas tax rate the highest in the country.
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March 8, 2019
Research & Commentary: Hiking Alabama’s Gas Tax Won’t Solve Funding Issues
In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a new effort in Alabama to increase the state's gasoline tax and outlines how such an increase will not address Alabama's road fund woes.

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Transportation
April 18, 2019
Research & Commentary: Overtaxed Illinois Residents Cannot Afford Gas Tax Hikes
By Matthew Glans
In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a proposed increase of Illinois’ gasoline tax along with several vehicle and registration fee hikes.
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April 18, 2019
Research & Commentary: Minnesota Should Not Increase Gas Tax Rates
By Matthew Glans
In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses a proposed increase in Minnesota’s gasoline taxes that would be the largest in the state’s history.
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April 8, 2019
Mackinac Center: Gas Tax Hike of 45 Cents May Kill More than 22,500 Private Sector Jobs
By Michael LaFaive
An analysis of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's proposed 45-cent gas tax hike, and alternative tax/spending offsets.
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March 25, 2019
Research & Commentary: Gas Tax Hike Will Only Hurt Buckeye State Consumers
By Matthew Glans
In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses several legislative proposals in Ohio that would increase the state’s motor-fuel tax rates and why this is not the best approach to generate revenue for the state's roads.
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March 15, 2019
Research & Commentary: Exorbitant Gas Taxes Won’t Fix Michigan’s Crumbling Roads
By Matthew Glans
In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses a proposed gas tax hike in Michigan that would make the state's gas tax rate the highest in the country.
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March 8, 2019
Research & Commentary: Hiking Alabama’s Gas Tax Won’t Solve Funding Issues
By Matthew Glans
In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a new effort in Alabama to increase the state's gasoline tax and outlines how such an increase will not address Alabama's road fund woes.
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January 18, 2019
Testimony Before the North Dakota Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Relating to Damaging a Critical Infrastructure Facility
By Bette Grande
Bette Grande testified before a North Dakota committee about penalizing people who damage a critical infrastructure facility.
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November 15, 2018
Audit Report: California High-Speed Rail
California State Auditor Finds High-Speed Rail Project Mismanagement, Cost Overruns, and Delays
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September 20, 2018
Research & Commentary: The Failure of Gas Taxes in Kentucky
By Matthew Glans
In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines Kentucky's gas tax, how it fails to generate needed revenue for transportation projects, and the need for a new source of road funding.
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August 16, 2018
The Leaflet: CAFE to SAFE: Fuel Economy Standards Get a Tune-Up
By Arianna Wilkerson
The Trump administration is looking to replace Obama-era fuel mileage requirements with less burdensome, more realistic fuel standards.
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