by Carolyn Kramer | May 4, 2018 | Election Results, Federal Transportation Funding, Latest News, Local Transportation Funding, Mississippi, Oklahoma, States, Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
The ability for states and cities to partially fund transportation projects with “new, non-Federal revenue” will be a factor when applying for grants through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Infrastructure Investments program this...
by Carolyn Kramer | Jan 26, 2018 | Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Latest News, Maine, Oklahoma, State Legislation, States, Utah
Transportation Funding Proposals Connecticut Rep. Jason Rojas (D-East Hartford) announced his plan on Jan. 23 to propose a 4 cents-per-gallon increase in the state gas tax to close the state’s transportation funding shortfall. The legislature’s 2018 regular session...
by Carolyn Kramer | Oct 27, 2017 | California, Colorado, Delaware, Federal Transportation Funding, Indiana, Latest News, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington
Gov. Phil Bryant (R) told attendees of the Mississippi Economic Council’s 16th Annual Hobnob event on Oct. 25 that he would support putting a gas tax increase on the Nov. 2018 ballot for voter approval. Read More>> While most New Hampshire residents believe the...
by Carolyn Kramer | Oct 26, 2017 | Latest News, Oklahoma, States
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory affairs & assistant general counsel, ARTBA The Sierra Club won a legal victory in the state of Oklahoma Oct. 24 when a state supreme court decision struck down legislation that instituted registration fees on...
by Carolyn Kramer | Oct 6, 2017 | California, Colorado, Latest News, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, States
New resource! View our “State Electric Vehicle Fees” report, a one-page summary and map of the 19 states that impose an additional fee on electric vehicles in order to ensure they contribute to the maintenance and improvement of the state’s transportation...
by Carolyn Kramer | Aug 17, 2017 | California, Hawaii, Illinois, Latest News, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, States, Wisconsin
Road Progress California’s Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced the creation of 1,100 new jobs within the agency as a direct result of the funding approved April 28 in Senate Bill 1. Read More>> The South Carolina Department of Transportation on...
