Gubernatorial campaigns float gas tax suspensions as gas prices tick up across Michigan

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: September 29, 2026

Words: 817

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Both Michigan gubernatorial candidates — Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Republican U.S. Rep. John James — have floated suspending the gas tax on some level —federal or state — as affordability at the gas pump has become a central issue in the November election.

Those calls from both sides of the aisle come as gas prices have risen and stayed high in Michigan and nationally —

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