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Arizona governor considers suspending gas tax to provide financial relief

PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs says she’s willing to consider suspending the state gasoline tax to provide some financial relief for Arizona motorists — even though she admits the state needs the money raised by the levy for road construction and repair.

“It’s a complicated issue, for sure,” the governor said Friday when she was asked about her willingness to suspend the 18-cent-a-gallon levy.
Hobbs, running for reelection, said she has been “focused all year on lowering costs for Arizonans.”

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