gas tax
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (June 23)
Lawmakers and experts are skeptical of President Biden’s new plan to bring down prices at the pump. Why do they say a gas tax holiday wouldn’t do much?
A bipartisan gun control bill is expected to pass in the Senate this week. But not everyone is praising the rush to vote the package through. Find out what Senators are saying.
The police chief for the Uvalde, Texas school district was put on leave. He’s facing criticism for the way he handled the school shooting in May that left 21 dead.
Biden Calls on Congress to Suspend Gas Tax for 3 Months Amid Soaring Energy Prices
President Joe Biden officially endorsed a suspension of federal and state taxes on gasoline and diesel Wednesday. Speaking at the White House, Biden urged Congress to temporarily lift the 18.4-cent-a-gallon federal tax on gasoline and 24.4-cent-per-gallon levy on diesel for three months, effective until the end of September. He also pushed states to adopt equivalent […]
California Today Full Broadcast (June 21)
Every driver knows about gas prices right now. The gas tax is about to go up, and state lawmakers have decided that pausing it is off the table. Now they’re switching their focus. The governor ordered 400,000 doses of COVID-19 jabs. He says he hopes they’ll be used on children under 5. Some doctors and […]
Biden Says He’s Considering Suspension of Gas Tax, Decision May Come by End of Week
A decision on suspending the gas tax could come by the end of the week, President Joe Biden said on June 20. “I hope I have a decision, based on data I’m looking for, by the end of the week,” Biden told reporters in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where he retreats to most weekends. Treasury Secretary […]
California Today Full Broadcast (June 16)
Lawmakers still have not reached an agreement on gas tax relief. A group is calling for more action on the 100th day since the governor promised relief. A family is filing a lawsuit against a strawberry producer for allegedly infecting them with hepatitis. Almost 300 Teslas have been involved in crashes due to their automatic […]
California Today Full Broadcast (April 29)
Two parties reached a settlement over a car crash that left one dead. One of the drivers sped through a red light in a Lamborghini. California’s attorney general joined over a dozen other states in suing the United States Postal Service. They are unhappy that the mail carrier isn’t buying a certain kind of vehicle. […]
Californians Discuss Gas Tax-Repeal Initiative Ahead of November Vote
California voters will soon have an opportunity to decide whether to roll back a year-old gasoline-tax increase that opponents say will eliminate billions of dollars of funding to repair roads and other infrastructure. Proposition 6 will appear on the November ballot, and if it passes, it will eliminate transportation funding bill SB1, passed in April […]