by Quintin McClellan | May 3, 2019 | Latest News, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
The Pennsylvania Turnpike April 30 announced it is nearly $11 billion in debt and faces a catastrophic funding crisis if it continues payments to the Pennsylvania Transportation Department (PennDOT). The Turnpike has borrowed almost $1 billion every year,...
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 | May 31, 2018 | Bond, Colorado, Latest News, Maine, Minnesota, States
Maine lawmakers may return for a special session, during which they will consider a measure to ask for voter approval of a $100 million bond package to fund highway and bridge work. The state legislature has until the end of June to consider the measure. Colorado Gov....
by Carolyn Kramer | Jan 26, 2018 | Bond, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Latest News, Maine, Oklahoma, State Legislation, States, Utah
Transportation Funding Proposals Connecticut Rep. Jason Rojas (D-East Hartford) announced his plan on Jan. 23 to propose a 4 cents-per-gallon increase in the state gas tax to close the state’s transportation funding shortfall. The legislature’s 2018 regular session...
by Carolyn Kramer | Jan 12, 2018 | Alabama, Bond, Colorado, Florida, Latest News, Maine, Nebraska, State Legislation, States, Virginia
As more state legislatures convene for the 2018 legislative session, transportation funding bills are proving to be a popular topic. The Colorado Senate chose transportation funding as the first bill to introduce this year. Senate Bill 18-001 would divert 10 percent...
