Washington drivers pay the fourth highest gas tax in the nation and could pay more at the pump in 2021 if Democrats move ahead with a transportation plan.

Democrats pumped the breaks on their transportation talks in Olympia this week as negotiations over two transportation plans stalled a year before the 2022 primary elections. State lawmakers are scheduled to adjourn Sunday.

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