State lawmakers have introduced at least 70 transportation funding bills since the start of the 2022 legislative session, according to ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center. Thirty-five percent of the bills propose one-time funding [...]
What’s happening: Policymakers in 11 states are considering bids to temporarily suspend or repeal transportation-related taxes and fees. Legislation has been introduced in 10 states – California, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Rhode Island, [...]
What happened: The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report studying how state pilot programs could guide an expanded national policy on user-fee alternatives to the federal gas tax. Why it [...]
What happened: On Nov. 30 the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee advanced two infrastructure funding bills to the full legislature. The first would raise the state gas tax 15 [...]
What’s happening: State transportation officials nationwide are assessing their agencies’ short- and long-term funding needs following the Nov. 15 enactment of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Why it matters: While the new law [...]
What happened: The U.S. House of Representatives Nov. 5 approved the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA), which includes $450 billion for highway and public transportation investments and a new, five-year reauthorization of [...]
Voters in 17 states Nov. 2 approved 89 percent of 275 state and local ballot initiatives aimed at boosting transportation investment. The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (ARTBA-TIAC) [...]
What’s happening: Texas voters will decide whether to allow counties to fund infrastructure projects in the upcoming Nov. 2 election. Why it Matters: Proposition 2 would amend the Texas Constitution to authorize counties [...]
What happened: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed SB 339 into law on Sept. 24, expanding a state pilot program that charges volunteer drivers a fee based on the number of miles driven, [...]
What’s happening: The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is $13.3 billion short of what it needs for planned projects, new 10-year cost estimates show. Why it matters: The shortfall threatens long-term construction projects. A [...]
