Big-city mayors develop gas-tax position
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The mayors of Canada&#39;s largest cities have a united position to present to the federal government as they lobby for gas tax revenues.
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The mayor reiterated his call for a carbon tax in the United States, suggested that congestion pricing could be a model for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. And he managed to throw in a boast about the city's 311 line.
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By Jeff Tucker, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Mar. 10--A few years ago when the city started looking at the possibility of annexing portions of the West Park neighborhood, the city had to face the question of how to pay to extend city services into the area.
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With the price of oil and natural gas at nosebleed levels, you might imagine that energy policy would be a high priority in the current presidential campaign.
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he will compromise with the City Council, which argues the city can afford a bigger property tax cut than his 5 percent reduction because revenues are racing past forecasts.
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By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  Dec. 9--No matter how much effort city officials put into preparing a city budget, it can't budget for everything.
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Canada&#39;s big-city mayors came away empty-handed from their weekend summit aimed at securing a significant share of federal fuel taxes to invest in transportation and public transit projects.
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A special commission is urging the government to raise federal gasoline taxes by as much as 40 cents per gallon over five years as part of a sweeping overhaul designed to ease traffic congestion and repair the nation's decaying bridges and roads.
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Some are starting to wonder whether Mayor Daley's ambitious pledge of four years ago was more politics than policy
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U.S. gasoline taxes should be raised at least 25 cents over five years to pay for upgrades to highways, bridges and other transportation networks, a congressionally appointed panel recommended on Tuesday.
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By Kevin Amerman, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader  Feb. 22--WILKES-BARRE -- A majority of city council members seem to be on board with an ordinance that would ban drivers of tractor-trailers and other large vehicles from parking on city streets for extended periods.
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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. (CP) - The Ontario government finally made good Friday on its long-awaited promise to start siphoning millions in gas-tax revenue to municipalities desperate to fix crumbling infrastructure and underfunded transit systems.
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CENTRALIA, Pennsylvania  - Mayor John Lokitis sits peaceably in his living room, portraits of coal miners from his family adorning the walls. A coal-burning stove from the 1940s pushes back the freezing air.
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On Monday, the mayor made the latest in a series of proposals intended to help the city cope in an environmentally sound way with the one million new residents expected by 2030.
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Selling gas at 19 cents per gallon brought in a lot of business for George Riley's gas station last weekend. If only Riley had planned it that way.
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By Ronald L. Littlepage  This is for all of you folks who are salivating over the prospects of a massive cut in property taxes and who believe city government can do without.  The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department is a good example of why it isn't as easy as you think.
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DC's former mayor takes a new role in government