Our review of state legislatures shows that as of April 1, 2014, fourteen states legislatures are currently considering bills to increase funding for state transportation programs. Several states this month passed successful transportation [...]
A New Hampshire bill to raise the gas tax by approximately 4.2-cents-per-gallon passed in the Senate on March 27 with a vote of 15-9. The bill will now be considered in the House, [...]
New Jersey State Senator Nicholas Scutari (D-Union) introduced new legislation this week that would legalize marijuana in order to raise revenue for transportation. Senate Bill 1896 would "legalize the possession and personal use of [...]
Iowa has a few transportation funding bills currently under consideration, and this new hybrid gas tax bill could be gaining traction. Iowa House Study Bill 661 would decrease the gasoline tax from 21-cents-per-gallon [...]
A New Hampshire bill to raise the gas tax by approximately 4-cents-per-gallon is currently under consideration in the state legislature. Senate Bill 367—sponsored by Senator Jim Rausch (R-Derry)—proposes an increase of the state [...]
House Bill 388, sponsored by Representative Johnny Anderson (R-District 34), died in the Senate on March 13. The bill would have permitted local elections the ability to increase sales taxes to support mass-transit funding. [...]
On March 18, the Kentucky House of Representatives passed House Bill 407, which would enable the financing of public-private partnerships (P3) throughout the state. The House voted 82-7 in favor of the P3 [...]
State Senator Raymond Lesniak (D-Union) introduced Senate Bill 1865 on March 17. Senate Bill 1865 would increase the state motor fuels tax in order to fund additional road and bridge improvement projects throughout [...]
State motor fuels excises continue to be the predominate source of state revenue for transportation improvement projects. Our review shows that as of March 2014, Pennsylvania, which is the latest state to increase [...]
Our review of state legislatures shows that as of February 26, 14 states legislatures are currently considering bills to increase funding for state transportation programs. In November, voters in Texas will have an [...]