Lawmakers in New York, Florida, Connecticut, Maryland, and Georgia this year have suspended their state gas taxes collections as pump prices soar to near $5 per gallon. Legislators in two dozen other states [...]
What happened: Louisiana state lawmakers June 5 passed a bill that will charge annual fees of $110 for electric vehicles, and $60 for hybrid vehicles. Bipartisan support in the House and Senate provided [...]
What happened: Over 90 percent of Michigan voters view roads and bridges negatively and a plurality of respondents to a new poll also listed ‘improving state infrastructure’ as their top issue over crime, [...]
What happened: Atlanta voters May 24 approved a ballot measure renewing a 0.4 percent sales tax to be used for road and bridge improvements. The sales tax will generate an estimated $350 million [...]
State lawmakers and transportation advocates face two challenges: ensuing drivers of fuel-efficient vehicles contribute to maintaining and improving transportation infrastructure, and evaluating the impacts of freight growth and e-commerce on roads and bridges. [...]
Amidst the growing number of electric vehicles on our nation's roadways, state transportation officials are addressing the challenge of ensuring electric vehicle drivers contribute to the construction and maintenance of the transportation infrastructure they [...]
What happened: Voters in the Arizona city on May 17 approved Proposition 411, which extends the tax for 10 years and is projected to generate $740 million. 80 percent of remitted funds – $59 [...]
What happened: Virginia drivers with fuel-efficient (25 MPG or greater) or electric vehicles who currently pay the annual highway use fee (HUF) will soon have the option to enroll in the “Mileage Choice [...]
A new 2 cents-per-gallon fee on fuel consumption beginning in July will help generate an estimated $5.3 billion in transportation funding over the next decade. The fee will increase by 1 cent per gallon [...]
Updated June 22 2022. Lawmakers in 26 states have introduced 72 bills this year to suspend or repeal transportation revenue sources, according to analysis by the ARTBA-TIAC team. Five states have approved gas [...]
