West Virginia ? West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin pledged Thursday to halt his state’s projected increase in gasoline taxes for one year, the latest of many measures being discussed in statehouses across the country in an attempt to ease the effects of record-high gas prices.

Manchin said he would sign an executive order before the year’s end to stop the scheduled increase, which had been expected to take effect Jan. 1.

Last week, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue imposed a monthlong moratorium on gas taxes in his state. And lawmakers in several states are debating whether to give motorists a break on gasoline taxes.