(Des Moines, IA) — As gas prices surge, the Republican governors of Maryland, Virginia and Florida are supporting gas tax holidays. But Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley, a Republican, says it’s unlikely the Iowa legislature would vote to temporarily suspend the STATE gas tax. Grassley says a temporary hiatus for the state gas tax would delay financing for projects to improve Iowa roads and bridges. He also says the situation with rising gas prices has nothing to do with any decision the Iowa legislature has or has not made. Iowa’s gas tax is around 30 cents a gallon.
