Gas tax Coverage

Fact check: Nikki Haley says Donald Trump wanted to raise the gas tax

In a Jan. 17 town hall at an American Legion hall in Rochester, New Hampshire, Nikki Haley said Trump had proposed raising the federal gasoline tax while he was president -- a sore point for motorists today.

Louis Jacobson and Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact reporters

NC gas prices jump 11 cents in two weeks

On Jan. 2, AAA showed the average price of a tank of gas was back above $3 in Raleigh and across the state, about 10 cents higher than the week before. Meanwhile, the state is also tacking on an additional 2 cents per gallon, pushing that tax from 38.5 cents to 40.5 per gallon.

Rise in taxes, gas price a double-whammy for your next fillup

On Jan. 2, AAA showed the average price of a tank of gas was back above $3 in Raleigh and across the state, about 10 cents higher than the week before. Meanwhile, the state is also tacking on an additional 2 cents per gallon, pushing that tax from 38.5 cents to 40.5 per gallon.

Liz McLauglin, WRAL climate reporter

NC drivers to spend more on gas in 2023 under new tax rate

The new year means new tax rates. For North Carolina drivers, that will mean higher gas prices.

Joe Fisher, WRAL reporter

NC gas tax bumping up, state income taxes going down in 2023

Tax policies that passed the North Carolina General Assembly in recent years mean several taxes get recalculated come Jan. 1.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

NC lawmakers transfer $193 million in sales tax revenue to NCDOT

In the newly enacted budget, for the first time ever, state lawmakers transferred an additional $193 million in sales-tax revenues to the state highway fund. By 2025, that will triple to $600 million a year, and continue at about 6% of annual sales tax in future years.

NC lawmakers turn to sales taxes to boost road funding

The new state budget just signed into law includes extra funding for road repairs and construction. For the first time ever, state lawmakers transferred nearly 200 million dollars in sales tax money to the state transportation department.

Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief

Mileage fee could replace gas tax to fund road projects in NC

As state officials work to find a replacement for the gas tax, North Carolina drivers can take part in a pilot study: Making a switch from paying by the gallon to paying by the mile.

By the gallon or by the mile: Driver volunteers wanted for study of new way to pay for road maintenance

As state officials work to find a replacement for the gas tax, North Carolina drivers can take part in a pilot study: Making a switch from paying by the gallon - to paying by the mile.

Matt Talhelm, WRAL reporter

Fact check: Does Biden infrastructure bill create 'per-mile driving tax?'

A viral image popular on Facebook claims that the $1 trillion infrastructure bill moving through Washington would establish a per-mile "driving tax." PolitiFact checks the claim.

Noah Y. Kim, PolitiFact reporter

NC's money crunch could cost car owners more

North Carolina funds road improvements with a gas tax, but electric and otherwise increasingly efficient vehicles mean that post of money may not longer be adequate.

NCDOT to get money help in COVID-19 relief bill

State lawmakers are due back in Raleigh next week to vote on an omnibus coronavirus response bill. A last-minute change to that bill would give the NC Dept of Transportation a little bit of financial breathing room.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief

Coronavirus means rough road ahead for NCDOT

State health officials say Governor Roy Cooper​'s stay-at-home order is slowing the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in North Carolina. But it could also slam the brakes on road construction projects across the state.

Cullen Browder, WRAL Anchor/reporter

Registration fees for hybrids, electric vehicles could be going up -- a lot

A proposal to ratchet up the annual registration fee for a hybrid or an electric vehicle cleared its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

Hybrid registration fee increase before Senate panel

The Senate Transportation committee considers a bill that would increase registration fees for hybrid and electric vehicles.