Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) proposal to raise $3.5 billion in one-time revenue for state roads Jan. 30 won unanimous approval from the State Transportation Commission. The bond will nearly double the state’s [...]
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will submit a financial proposal by Jan. 15 detailing their projected spending, control measures, and policies. As a response to the department’s previous budgeting problems, the new [...]
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) signed a measure Dec. 18 that will impose the 4.85 percent state sales tax to gasoline purchases at the pump and increase the state diesel tax. This will [...]
Thirty states this year approved transportation investment measures estimated to generate $7.7 billion in one-time and recurring revenue, according to analysis by ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center® (ARTBA-TIAC). Nearly $10 billion more in [...]
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on March 12 signed into law legislation to raise the state gas tax by 3 cents-per-gallon and diesel tax by 6 cents-per-gallon (effective Oct. 1) and add an [...]
State lawmakers face many transportation investment challenges during their 2020 legislative sessions, including the distraction of their own reelection campaigns. Four states do not have regular sessions in 2020, and six others meet [...]
Voters in 19 states Nov. 5 sent a decisive message of support for transportation investment, approving 89 percent of 305 state and local transportation ballot measures. In total, the 270 approved initiatives are [...]
The newly redesigned Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ (TIAC) website—transportationinvestment.org—is a resource-rich platform for state and local transportation funding advocates. It provides information about: State legislation Election analysis Campaign case studies Funding methods Model [...]
On Tuesday, Nov. 5, U.S. voters will decide more than 200 transportation funding measures on state and local ballots. ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ (TIAC) will produce a special report about the results, [...]
Voters in at least 19 states will decide over 200 transportation investment measures on Nov. 5 ballots. At stake is over $7 billion in new and renewed revenue for both immediate and long-term [...]
