This final rule amends certain regulations relating to the administration and enforcement of the immigration laws to reflect the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security and to address delegation of that authority, as a result of the March 1, 2003, transfer of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice to the...
Eight states increased their gas tax this week, according to a report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The largest boost was in Wyoming, which raised its gas tax by 10 cents a gallon, followed by Connecticut, California, Maryland, Kentucky, Nebraska, Georgia and North Carolina. The increases went in to effect on July first.
Republican congressional campaigns have meanwhile already signaled that they will attack lawmakers who support increasing the gas tax. âThe year just started and Democrats already want to raise taxes,â National Republican Congressional Committee spokeswoman Katie Prill said in a statement.he nearly $11 billion measure, which reauthorized the collection of the gas tax but did not increase it, was intended only to prevent a bankruptcy in the Department of Transportationâs Highway Trust Fund. The trust fund had been scheduled to run out of money in September without congressional action.