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VIDEO: The Gas Tax Revenue Quandary

By Dan Boyce Dan Boyce | March 16, 2015
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It’s no secret that America’s roads are in trouble.

Our highways, interstates and bridges are crumbling and there’s an estimated $90 billion dollar annual shortfall in funding to make the necessary fixes.

So, now would be a good time to raise gas taxes, right? Gas taxes have been the the main funding source for road infrastructure for decades. Wyoming, and Iowa have raised their gas taxes in recent years and other states are considering it.

But, that may not be a not a long-term solution.

Read more on this story from our prior coverage here.

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Dan Boyce is Inside Energy's Colorado-based reporter. He's a native Montanan and worked previously at Montana Public Radio.

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