by Carolyn Kramer | Dec 13, 2018 | California, Connecticut, Election Results, Illinois, Kentucky, Latest News, Local Transportation Funding, Louisiana, States
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) Dec. 11 called on lawmakers to increase transportation funding in 2019, including raising the state gas tax and fees on fuel-efficient vehicles. Read More>> Several Illinois local leaders, including Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, on...
by Carolyn Kramer | Nov 8, 2018 | Election Results, Latest News, States
Voters in 12 states overwhelmingly re-elected 93 percent of 530 state lawmakers who supported a gas tax increase between 2015 and 2018 and ran for re-election in 2018. Winning state lawmakers in Nov. 6 races included 92 percent of Republicans, and 94 percent of...
by Carolyn Kramer | Nov 8, 2018 | Election Results, Latest News, States
ARTBA’s government relations, economics and Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ (TIAC) teams have produced two special reports to help you better understand the impacts of the Nov. 6 election results. Democrats picked up 27 seats to take control of the U.S....
by Carolyn Kramer | Oct 25, 2018 | California, Election Results, Latest News, States, Transportation Ballot Measures
By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA An effort to repeal the 2017 law that increases California’s transportation funding by $5.2 billion annually tops the list of hundreds of ballot measures voters will consider Nov. 6. “The attempted repeal of Proposition 6 in...
by Carolyn Kramer | Sep 27, 2018 | Election Results, Latest News, States, Transportation Ballot Measures, Transportation Investment Advocates Council
Thousands of voters will consider questions on creating or maintaining state and local transportation funding when they cast their ballots on Nov. 6. Join ARTBA’s “Transportation Investment Advocacy Center” on Thursday, Nov. 8, for an in-depth webinar that will...
by Carolyn Kramer | Aug 13, 2018 | Election Results, Latest News, Michigan, States
By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA “Fix the Damn Roads” is the top priority for the winner of Michigan’s Aug. 7, Democratic primary for governor. “While politicians in Lansing (the state capital) vote down road funding solutions for political gain, the dire...
