All but one of 16 Illinois lawmakers who voted to support last year's transportation investment measure and faced a March 17 primary opponent won their contest and will move on to the November [...]
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MDOT) said it will have to eliminate nearly $800 million in planned projects if Congress fails to approve new transportation funding by November 2020. If federal funding [...]
Virginia legislators have reached an agreement to increase the state gas tax by 10 cents per gallon over the next two years, with annual adjustments to changes in inflation going forward. The deal [...]
The Alaska Senate voted 12-5 to double the state gas tax from 8 cents per gallon to 16 cents per gallon, which is expected to raise $33.8 million annually. Senate Bill 115 [...]
Five of six Arkansas state lawmakers who supported last year’s gas tax increase and faced March 3 primary opposition won their race, and 68 transportation investment supporters faced no opposition in their contest. [...]
Washington State House Democrats released their 2021 transportation budget with a $453 million shortfall. The key reason for the gap is Initiative 976, the measure approved by voters last fall that capped car [...]
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) is pledging to restore state road funding by ending Kansas Department of Transportation revenue diversions by 2023. Kelly has proposed completing 20 unfinished projects and $5 billion [...]
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will pay the full cost of municipal road safety projects approved by the agency. ODOT will use revenue from the gas tax increase to pay for [...]
ARTBA-TIAC provides live tracking of state transportation investment legislation. Below are some recent developments. Visit the State Legislation page to follow the progress of transportation investment in state legislatures. The Virginia [...]
Lawmakers in 24 states introduced nearly 100 transportation funding measures in January, according to analysis by ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center® (ARTBA-TIAC). A bill in Maine to establish a transportation funding commission, with [...]