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State Senate pushes for gas tax holiday

ALBANY - With gasoline prices nearing $4 a gallon, the Senate planned to pass a bill today that would suspend the state's gasoline taxes for the summer months. But the Republican-backed measure faces opposition in the Assembly and reservations in the governor's office.

The proposed legislation would abolish the 32-cent-per-gallon tax from Memorial Day through Labor Day. "Higher prices at the...

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