The S.D. House voted 51-14 on March 10 to pass a modified transportation funding bill. Senate Bill 1 now goes back to the Senate for review of the changes. The state Senate originally [...]
Recent polls show voter support in two states considering gas tax increases to generate needed transportation funding. Utah A Dan Jones & Associates survey has found a majority of Utah voters support some [...]
Osceola County, Fla. commissioners approved a 5 cents-per-gallon local gas tax increase on March 9 with a vote of 4-1. Starting Jan. 1, 2016, the new tax is estimated to generate approximately $6 [...]
Both the Utah House and Senate have passed competing bills to increase the state gas tax, and they are now working on a compromise to bridge the gap between the two measures. The [...]
North Carolina A bill to lower the amount of a scheduled state gas tax decrease passed the North Carolina House with amendments on March 5 with a vote of 72-42. The state gas [...]
Two states are making progress on bills to increase their state gas taxes. Georgia’s House Transportation Committee on March 2 approved a bill which would replace the state’s existing 4 percent sales tax [...]
Normal City, Ill.’s City Council on March 2 unanimously approved a new 4 cents-per-gallon local tax on motor fuel. The new tax, effective July 1, is anticipated to generate approximately $600,000 per year. [...]
(WASHINGTON) – A 10 cents-per-gallon state gas tax increase signed into law Feb. 25 by Iowa Governor Terry Branstad (R) is the latest in a series of initiatives recently put forward by state [...]
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad (R) on Feb. 25 approved a 10 cents-per-gallon state gas tax increase, the first in the state since 1989. The increase, effective March 1, is estimated to generate over [...]
The Iowa legislature on Feb. 24 approved a 10 cents-per-gallon state gas tax increase. The state last raised its gas tax in 1989. The increase is estimated to generate $204 million for transportation [...]