"Six states are scheduled to increase their gas taxes on July 1 to help pay for transportation projects, according to the Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP).

The groups said Monday that drivers in Idaho, Georgia, Maryland, Rhode Island, Nebraska and Vermont will be charged more at the pump beginning on Wednesday as a result of laws taking effect at the start states' new fiscal year.

A seventh state, California, is decreasing its gas tax by 6 cents, according to the group."

Keith Laing reports for The Hill June 29, 2015. [2]