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The Virginia Senate has passed a transportation funding bill that would increase the 17.5-cent tax on gasoline and diesel by 5 cents to 22.5 cents, putting the senators at odds with the House and Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell, who want to stop taxing gasoline but keep the diesel tax.

The Virginia Senate on Wednesday passed a transportation funding bill that would raise the state’s 17.5-cent tax on gasoline and diesel fuel by a nickel, to 22.5 cents a gallon, after last week rejecting Gov. Bob McDonnell’s proposal to do away with the gasoline tax entirely.

The Wyoming Senate on Thursday approved and sent to the governor a bill that would add a dime to the state’s 14-cent-per-gallon diesel and gasoline tax.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) has proposed increasing the state diesel tax by 18 cents to a total of 33 cents a gallon to fix roads and bridges, the Associated Press reported.

States hit by falling revenue from fuel taxes are considering new sources of revenue, including raising gasoline taxes and creating taxes based on miles traveled, USA Today reported.

WASHINGTON — With the nation’s Highway Trust Fund on the brink of insolvency and states searching for ways to pay for transportation, a flurry of innovative funding proposals surfaced last week.

Massachusetts would have to increase its gasoline and diesel tax to 51 cents from 21 cents a gallon in order to erase long-standing transportation deficits and meet annual transit and highway needs, according to a report released Monday by the state’s Department of Transportation.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue said it was time for an increase in the federal gasoline tax to help pay for infrastructure improvements, Reuters reported.

The nation’s pending “fiscal cliff” and uncertainty about future federal tax rates are turning up the pressure to complete trucking industry acquisitions and sales before the end of the year, according to industry experts.