Nobody likes high gas prices but the US have very low prices globally, and has very low gas taxes.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1518169.html
Reality is that the state is financially strained, as all states are with revenue dropping and the roads are horrible, and getting worse. Something will get done, sooner or later. I, for one, am expecting a sales tax and/or income tax out of necessity. Not that I want them, to be clear, I just expect them coming our way eventually.