Preliminary Nov. 3 election results show voters in eight states approved 26 of 37 (70 percent) state or local referendums to increase transportation funding, according to an analysis by the American Road & [...]
Michigan lawmakers Nov. 3 approved increases to the state’s motor fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees as part of a $1.2 billion plan to fund the state’s transportation infrastructure. The compromise, consisting of [...]
The Michigan Senate adjourned for the week on Oct. 29 without making any progress on the House’s transportation funding proposal. With sessions scheduled Tuesday-Thursday for every week in October, lawmakers continue to hope [...]
Louisiana residents approved one transportation funding-related measure and declined another during the statewide election held Oct. 24. Constitutional Amendment 2, passed by voters 53 percent to 47 percent, authorizes the state treasurer to [...]
Three advocates will discuss how they successfully campaigned to increase state transportation investment while facing organized resistance from groups opposed to tax increases during a free webinar 3:30 pm EDT Dec. 7. The [...]
The Michigan House of Representatives passed a transportation funding plan on Oct. 21 that could generate an estimated $1.2 billion per year. If approved by the Senate and Gov. Rick Snyder (R), the proposal [...]
The ARTBA government relations staff has produced a comprehensive analysis of “Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act (STRRA) of 2015,” released Oct. 16 by the House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee. T&I Committee [...]
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) and State House Speaker Kevin Cotter (R- Mt. Pleasant) announced Oct. 13 that negotiations within the legislature to reach a road funding deal had ended in impasse. More [...]
The third annual National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates is set for Wednesday, July 13 at the Washington Court Hotel in the Nation’s Capital. The Workshop, a signature program of the [...]
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) on Oct. 13 proposed investing an additional $1 billion over the next four years to fund the state’s roads and bridges. Gov. Pence’s plan would extract $241 million [...]