The increases include the 10 cent-per-gallon gas tax, which goes toward a road funding plan.

After a more than hour-long debate, the Senate advanced legislation that raises taxes and creates new fees to fund the state's road and bridge maintenance.

Senate lawmakers put their own stamp on this session's comprehensive road funding bill while keeping the measure's primary tax increase intact.

The House approved comprehensive road funding legislation that raises fuel taxes and opens the door to tolling Indiana interstate highways.

Deep divisions between the House and Senate are emerging over how to make road funding and the state budget work together.

GOP lawmakers faced questions and doubts about their proposals to raise fuel taxes at a town hall meeting, from a crowd that's normally supportive of them.

Roads task force co-chair Luke Kenley says indexing fuel taxes may not be a foregone conclusion.

The plan includes increases in the gas and cigarette taxes. Its authors argue they are modest, necessary moves that help create a long term funding solution. But several members of the Senate Appropriations Committee seemed skeptical about proposal's tax increases.

Indiana residents would pay more for gasoline and cigarettes but less in state income taxes under a bill the House has approved.

The House Republican road funding bill remains unchanged as the measure goes up for passage in the House Tuesday. Democrats made one last effort Monday to advance their own road funding plan.