gas tax

Republican candidate for governor Charlie Baker is faulting Democratic rival Martha Coakley for flubbing a question on the state gas tax. Asked to name the gas tax during an interview on WCVB-TV, Coakley said ``10 cents.'' The tax is 24 cents per gallon...

Massachusetts voters have a long history of deciding weighty policy questions use referendum voters,whether it be deciding whether to reinstate the death penalty, or approving the sale of medical marijuana. 2014 is no different. Activists pushing seven ballot questions spent much of last year ensuring their proposals passed constitutional muster and collecting the tens of thousands of voter signat

Supporters of ballot questions that would raise the minimum wage, create a statewide earned sick time policy and update the state's bottle deposit law say they've delivered more than enough certified signatures to put the issues before voters next year...

Supporters looking to get several questions on next year's state ballot have until Wednesday night to turn in signatures. State Representative Geoff Diehl is working to let the public decide if the state's gas tax should be tied to the rate of inflation...

Volunteers will be collecting signatures at the Dartmouth Mall this weekend, in an effort to repeal a part of the recently passed gasoline tax in the state. State Representative Geoff Diehl of Whitman is heading up the "Tank the Gas Tax" initiative, which looks to do away with the automatic increase with inflation...