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POLL: Are You For or Against the Gas Tax?

Do you agree with a proposed six percent sales tax on gasoline to fund improvements on the state's roads, bridges and highways?

Gov. Martin O'Malley is proposing to phase in a six percent gas tax increase to pay for road and transit work throughout the state.

For consumers, the cost of driving continues to rise in Maryland with the prices at the pump climbing more than 40 cents per gallon, reported Washington Post Local on Wednesday.

Gas station owners were among other businesses who brought their opinions to the legislature on Wednesday with more than three hours of testimony before the House and Senate.

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