Voters weighing their choices ahead of the July primaries are watching as Maryland officials clash over rising gas taxes.
occur in July, divided the crowded Democratic field as Republican candidates capitalized on economic discontent. That’s a strategy that political experts noted smoothed a path to victory in two elections for Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in a deeply Democratic state.
For all the candidates’ positioning, however, Maryland’s political leaders intend to let the increases take effect, saying the state’s transportation infrastructure cannot afford to lose the $200 million that the increase will generate in the next year. “There’s a huge difference between the actual dollar cost and the political cost,” Eberly said. “And the political cost of seeming indifferent is pretty substantial.”
“Simply put, if I was legally able to prevent the motor fuel tax increase from going into effect, I would have done so already,” Franchot wrote in a letter Tuesday that asked state legislative leaders to vote to forestall the increase instead.
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