Jan. 28: State News Roundup
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) proposed an increase in the state motor fuel tax during his Jan. 26 State-of-the-State address. Read More *** A plan to increase the Alaskan state gas tax received [...]
Jan. 27: Falling Prices for Oil and Gas Lead to Transportation Funding Shortfalls in Two States
Falling oil and gas prices are affecting both California and Texas’s transportation funds. The drop in the price of gasoline has created a $754 million shortfall in California’s anticipated transportation revenue over the [...]
Jan. 22: Weekly Roundup
Gas tax increases advanced in state legislatures, state transportation funding gaps were examined, a governor endorsed a gas tax increase, and more this week in state transportation funding news. Aging and underfunded infrastructure [...]
Jan. 19: Free Webinar Feb. 24 Explores “Thinking Outside the Gas Tax”
Three advocates will discuss how they successfully campaigned to increase state transportation investment when increasing motor fuel taxes was not an option during a free webinar at 3:30pm ET Feb. 24. The best [...]
Jan. 19: State News Roundup
After falling gas prices drastically decreased local transportation revenue, Virginia local governments and agencies are proposing a ‘floor’ for the state’s regional gas tax. The state’s motor fuel tax already has a floor [...]
Jan. 13: Indiana Lawmakers Move Forward on Competing Transportation Funding Proposals
A day after Indiana House Republicans released a new transportation funding proposal, Gov. Mike Pence’s plan was approved by the Senate Transportation Committee. The House Democrat proposal is currently being considered by the [...]
New Jersey Voters will decide on Constitutional Amendment Dedicating Motor Fuel Taxes to Transportation
The New Jersey legislature on Jan. 11 overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure proposal to amend the state’s constitution to dedicate all motor fuel tax revenue—including the additional petroleum products gross receipts tax—to transportation [...]
U.S. Motor Fuel Consumption Grew Record 3 Percent Jan.-Aug. 2015
By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA Nationwide motor fuel consumption grew 3 percent from January through August 2015 compared to the same period in 2014, a record increase over the last 11 years, [...]
State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Two states discuss plans to increase transportation funding, while one is forced to make cuts as a result of lower-than-projected gas tax revenue. California Gov. Jerry Brown’s (D) Jan. 7 budget proposal includes [...]
New Report Examines State Taxes and Fees on Alternative-Fuel and Electric Vehicles
A new report from ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ examines how states tax alternative-fuel and electric vehicles. As the use of alternative-fuel and electric cars and trucks continues to grow as a share [...]