Politics www.seattletimes.com Washington Legislature 2021: A chance of fuel taxes ahead State lawmakers will make another try at gas or carbon taxes in 2021 as debt rises, highways crumble and the atmosphere warms. They've been somewhere around 15 cents per gallon in the past, and new talks have started.
Politics www.seattletimes.com Tolls on downtown streets? Seattle mayor pushes for plan to cut traffic, greenhouse gases If Mayor Jenny Durkan implements widespread tolling of city roadways, Seattle would be the nation’s first city to establish such systemwide tolling.
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