Gas Tax

A proposed state program would help gas station owners with maintenance and cleanup of toxic pollution from old petroleum storage tanks. But critics say the program would amount to a bailout and leave too many tanks untouched underground.

This is the second week of Washington's legislative session, and there's a lot going on in state politics. Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins joined KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick to explain it all, from the governor's controversial housing plan to a Republican proposal that would eliminate the gas tax for a year.

Lawmakers in Washington state have introduced legislation that could increase the state gas tax, making it the highest in the country at 67.4 cents a…

The Washington state Senate Wednesday morning failed to muster a two-thirds vote to suspend a voter-approved class size reduction measure. That could...

A bipartisan group of Washington state senators is backing an 11.7 cent gas tax increase over three years.The 16-year proposal was rolled out late…

Gas prices have plummeted, but Washington’s gas tax could soon go up.Republican Curtis King, the chair of the Senate Transportation committee, is looking…

The debate over a gas tax hike has revved up again in the state Legislature. A key Senate Republican formally introduced legislation Monday to raise the…

Time is running out for Washington lawmakers to agree on a multi-billion dollar roads and transit package. If they don’t act soon, a vote could be delayed…

Washington’s mostly-Republican Senate majority will formally unveil a proposed 12-year $12 billion transportation funding package Thursday. The move comes…

State lawmakers are negotiating a proposed gas tax package, a top priority of Gov. Jay Inslee and the Boeing company as it decides where to site the 777X…