LANSING, Mich. -- "No way," said Sen. Jack Brandenburg, a Republican from Harrison Township north of Detroit. Those who want more road money can "not go to the people for it."

The hike in the gasoline tax and vehicle fees would cost families an average of $120 more a year per vehicle.

"A hundred and twenty bucks is a lot, especially for minimum-wage people," said April Steen, 28, a Lansing nurse who said potholes had bent her rims three times.

Conservative lawmakers are calling for freezing spending on other programs, tapping other funds, privatizing rest areas and leasing advertising space or selling naming rights on state property. The fight may not be resolved until lawmakers' self-imposed deadline for a budget deal in June.

Roads are also a priority in many other states, but Republican governors have been avoiding taxes. In neighboring Wisconsin, Republican Gov. Scott Walker has proposed spending $500 million more on transportation projects over two years by selling state property, including power plants, to help pay for bonds. Indiana is weighing how to shift money from other parts of its budget.

Pennsylvania's Corbett proposed a tax increase after transportation revenue fell more than $3.5 billion behind the amount needed for bridge and highway repairs, a gap projected to double within 10 years. With the GOP in control of the Legislature, the future of Corbett's funding plan is unclear.

Virginia has enjoyed budget surpluses in recent years, but not in its transportation budget. Maintenance and repair costs exceed $1 billion a year, leaving little for projects to alleviate the congestion worsening around Washington, D.C., because of the area's growth.

In Michigan, Democrats also are concerned about Snyder's tax hike proposal, mostly because of its impact on the state's low-income residents.

"It seems about the least popular thing he could have put on the table," said Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat from East Lansing.

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Associated Press writers Peter Jackson in Harrisburg, Pa., and Bob Lewis in Richmond, Va., contributed to this report