The effort to repeal the California gas tax has hit a dead-end.
Voters rejected Proposition 6 that would have done away with the 12-cents a gallon tax and increased car registration fee that state lawmakers passed last year.
The initiative was funded by the California Republican Party but faced stiff opposition, with opponents raising tens of millions of dollars to campaign against it.
Opponents argued that the funds generated by the tax are much needed to improve highways, bridges and the state\’s transportation infrastructure.