Governor Jack Dalrymple (R) signed into law Feb. 24 a bill which will provide $450 million for state highway improvements. Senate Bill 2103, known as the Surge Funding Bill, will dedicate $1.1 billion [...]
The Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC) has prepared a detailed study on some of the variable-rate strategies states are using to fund transportation investments. A variable-rate gasoline tax, or one that adjusts the [...]
A new poll released Feb. 15 has found a majority of Georgia voters support increasing the state gas tax in order to fund transportation projects. The poll, conducted by Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion [...]
The TIAC staff researches and prepares detailed case studies of recent successful—and unsuccessful—state and local legislative and ballot initiative campaigns aimed at increasing transportation infrastructure investment. For each case, the studies dig into [...]
The Transportation Investment Advocacy Center’s second 2015 report on state transportation legislation is now available. 21 states are currently considering transportation funding legislation, with more expected as the year progresses. TIAC staff have tracked [...]
A new poll has found that a majority of Iowa residents support a state gas tax increase in order to fund the construction and maintenance of state highways. The Loras College poll released [...]
The TIAC staff researches and prepares detailed case studies of recent successful—and unsuccessful—state and local legislative and ballot initiative campaigns aimed at increasing transportation infrastructure investment. For each case, the studies dig into [...]
Georgia House leaders announced January 28 a plan to generate $1 billion for the state’s transportation infrastructure without increasing taxes. The proposal involves converting the state’s existing four percent sales tax on motor [...]
Members of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee January 28 heard from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx, Governors Robert Bentley (R-Ala.) and Peter Shumlin (D-Vt.), and South Dakota Secretary of [...]
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton (D) January 26, 2015 announced a plan to generate nearly $11 billion in transportation funding for the state by instituting a 6.5 percent tax on the wholesale price of [...]