by Quintin McClellan | Jan 24, 2019 | Georgia, Idaho, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, States, Texas
In North Dakota local governments, farmers, and highway construction companies pressed for a 7-cent increase to fund road projects. Senate Finance and Taxation Committee chairman, Sen. Dwight Cook (R- 34) said the raise on the state’s current 23-cent-per-gallon...
by Carolyn Kramer | Jul 13, 2018 | Bond, California, Georgia, Illinois, Latest News, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, States
A Nov. 6 California ballot measure will decide whether to mandate a state referendum for any gas tax increases, retroactive to January 2017. The immediate impact would be the repeal of Senate Bill (SB) 1, which raises an estimated $5.2 billion annually for...
by Carolyn Kramer | Jun 21, 2018 | Bond, Federal Transportation Funding, Georgia, Latest News, Maine, States
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) announced on June 21 $18.1 million in funding for state transportation infrastructure projects through the Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank (GTIB), a program that provides grants and loans to highly competitive transportation...
by Carolyn Kramer | Jun 1, 2018 | Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Oklahoma, States, Wisconsin
Dozens of Georgia transportation projects do not have sufficient funding to move forward, according to a May 31 report by The Road Improvement Program (TRIP). Read More>> The Oklahoma legislature’s diversion of transportation revenue to balance the general fund...
by Carolyn Kramer | May 4, 2018 | Bond, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Latest News, Missouri, State Legislation, States, Tolling
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signed into law on May 3 legislation to permit metro Atlanta to form a board and ask for voter approval of a local sales tax to fund transit expansion, and allotted $100 million in bonds for public transit. The Missouri Senate...
by Carolyn Kramer | Jun 8, 2017 | Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Latest News, Oklahoma, States
The Arkansas Highway Commission announced on June 7 that it will seek to place a measure on the November 2018 General Election ballot that would raise up to $400 million annually in new revenue for road construction. Commission members will decide in the next few...
