by Quintin McClellan | Jan 10, 2019 | Alabama, Indiana, Latest News, Missouri, States, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and several state lawmakers intend to introduce legislation that would implement tolls along Interstate Highway 81 (I-81) to generate an estimated $2.2 billion in new revenue. Northam is supportive of tolling, predicting the...
by Carolyn Kramer | Dec 1, 2017 | Colorado, Latest News, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, States, Tolling, Washington
Washington state gas stations on Oct. 30 began posting legislatively-required stickers that explain the 68 cents-per-gallon federal and state gas tax to consumers. All state fuel pumps will receive the stickers over the next three years, which amendment sponsor Rep....
by Carolyn Kramer | Oct 27, 2017 | California, Colorado, Delaware, Federal Transportation Funding, Indiana, Latest News, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington
Gov. Phil Bryant (R) told attendees of the Mississippi Economic Council’s 16th Annual Hobnob event on Oct. 25 that he would support putting a gas tax increase on the Nov. 2018 ballot for voter approval. Read More>> While most New Hampshire residents believe the...
by Carolyn Kramer | Aug 24, 2017 | Latest News, Missouri, Oregon, South Carolina, States, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin
Bonding and a new $100 fee on electric motor vehicles are two components of a potential deal to end Wisconsin’s state budget impasse, according to Rep. Jon Nygren (R- District 89), co-chair of the legislature’s budget-writing committee, on Aug. 22. Lawmakers...
by Carolyn Kramer | Aug 31, 2016 | California, Delaware, Federal Transportation Funding, Hawaii, Latest News, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon, States, Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), Washington
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on Aug. 30 announced eight state transportation projects would receive $14.2 million in grants to assess alternative revenue mechanisms under the Surface Transportation System Funding...
by Carolyn Kramer | Aug 25, 2016 | Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Latest News, Michigan, Nebraska, South Dakota, States, Utah, Washington
by Carolyn Kramer, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center Manager A new analysis of eight states that passed legislation to increase their state motor fuel taxes in 2015 to pay for important new transportation improvements shows that 98 percent of Republican and...
