South Carolina lawmakers gearing up for gas tax fight

Brace yourself, South Carolina, another gas-tax fight is gearing up to take place in the state Senate.

The senator who filibustered an increase the last two years is prepared to re-take the Senate’s podium again in an effort to talk to death the proposal.

A Koch brothers-backed “dark-money” group that helped defeat the tax increase last year also is readying for action again.

Meanwhile, gas tax advocates, including the S.C. Chamber of Commerce and an alliance backed by road contractors, will urge senators to pass the tax increase as the only way to repair the state’s deteriorating roads.

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