Minnesota panel green-lights 5-cent gas tax hike for road, bridge repairs
The proposal faced almost immediate opposition from Republicans in the Legislature who said they'd push for an increased auto parts sales tax instead to fund projects.
7:03 pm, Apr. 8, 2021
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Rep. Frank Hornstein, DFL-Minneapolis, on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, presented a proposal to raise Minnesota's tax on gasoline and motor vehicle fees to raise money to repair roads and bridges. A Senate committee on the same day voted down a similar proposal. Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service
ST. PAUL — A Minnesota transportation committee on Thursday, April 8, advanced a plan to gradually raise the state's gas tax by 5-cents per gallon over the next four years and would tie increases to inflation after that.