by Carolyn Kramer | Dec 20, 2018 | Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Latest News, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, States, Wisconsin
In the southeast… Alabama Sen. Pro Tem Del Marsh (R- District 12) Nov. 28 stated that the legislature would likely consider increasing the state gas tax during the 2019 legislative session. The Association of County Commissions of Alabama reported July 20 that a new...
by Carolyn Kramer | Dec 6, 2018 | Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Latest News, Michigan, States
Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn Dec. 5 warned that the state’s current transportation investment was inadequate to meet its needs and compete with neighboring states. Read More>> Alabama Sen. Pro Tem Del Marsh (R- District...
by Carolyn Kramer | Nov 29, 2018 | Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Latest News, Louisiana, States
A Kansas legislatively-appointed task force Nov. 28 reached consensus on 280 new transportation projects to recommend for inclusion in the next multiyear transportation plan, as well as 21 projects that were not completed in the previous plan. The projects would be...
by Carolyn Kramer | May 22, 2018 | Bond, Kansas, Latest News, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, States
Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer (R) signed into law legislation to create the state’s “Joint Legislative Transportation Vision Task Force” to evaluate the current system’s condition and funding of the state’s transportation system. The task force will make...
by Carolyn Kramer | May 4, 2018 | Bond, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Latest News, Missouri, State Legislation, States, Tolling
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signed into law on May 3 legislation to permit metro Atlanta to form a board and ask for voter approval of a local sales tax to fund transit expansion, and allotted $100 million in bonds for public transit. The Missouri Senate...
by Carolyn Kramer | Feb 14, 2018 | Bond, Kansas, Kentucky, Latest News, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, States
New Mexico House lawmakers rejected a Senate amendment on Feb. 13 that would decrease revenue for road construction and maintenance from $60 million to $34 million, holding up the state’s $6.3 billion budget plan. The budget bill is due to Gov. Susana Martinez...
