LANSING (AP) -- Noting that state roads are "the pits," Gov. Jennifer Granholm says she supports changing the state gasoline tax to raise more money as gas prices rise.
Granholm told reporters Wednesday that the state's current 19-cent-per-gallon tax doesn't raise enough money to repair Michigan's aging roads.
The Transportation Funding Task Force she appointed last year has suggested converting the per-gallon gasoline tax to a tax on the wholesale price of gas and raising vehicle registration fees. Granholm says she supports both.
If the changes take effect, motorists would pay more in taxes as the price of gas goes up, but would pay less if the price drops.
The task force says Michigan must double transportation spending to have good roads.
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