June 8: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The Arkansas Highway Commission announced on June 7 that it will seek to place a measure on the November 2018 General Election ballot that would raise up to $400 million annually in new [...]
Transportation Funding Best Practices to be Explored at July 12 Advocates Workshop
Learn why and how a record number of transportation investment initiatives have passed since 2013 at the 4th Annual “National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates,” being held July 12 at the [...]
June 2: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The latest TRIP report released June 1 found that with over half of Mississippi’s roads in poor or mediocre condition, and 12 percent of the state’s bridges struggling with structural deficiencies, poor transportation [...]
June 2: State Transportation Funding Legislation Activity
Approved Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) approved a bill on May 31 to create a $100 annual registration fee for electric motor vehicles and a $30 annual fee for hybrid motor vehicles. The [...]
June 2: Thirty-Six States Consider Over 130 Transportation Funding Bills in First Five Months of 2017
Since the start of 2017, TIAC has tracked over 130 transportation funding bills being considered in 36 states. This number closely matches the amount of legislation TIAC tracked over the same time frames in [...]
May 30: Mayors Know Their Residents Still Want Good Roads
Crosspost from ARTBA's May 25 Newsline. By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA Roads were the top infrastructure concern cited by 120 U.S. mayors in “State of the City” speeches from Jan. 1 through [...]
Insights Into Successful Transportation Funding Campaigns to be Explored in July 12 Advocates Workshop
Twenty-two states have passed legislation to increase motor fuel taxes for needed transportation investment over the past four years. An in-depth analysis of recent successful campaigns is one of the topics to be [...]
May 19: State Transportation Funding Legislation Roundup
Approved The Missouri Senate voted May 10 to establish the “21st Century Missouri Transportation System Task Force” to evaluate the state's transportation infrastructure, the state's transportation funding, any shortfall the department is facing, [...]
May 11: Transportation Funding Legislation Weekly Roundup
Approved The South Carolina legislature voted May 10 to override Gov. Henry McMaster’s (R ) veto of H.3516. Read more about the bill, which includes a state gas tax increase, new electric and [...]
May 10: Twenty-two States Increased Gas Tax for Transportation Investment Since 2013
Since 2013, 22 states have increased taxes on motor fuel to support needed transportation investments. Additionally, Kentucky and North Carolina adjusted their variable-rate gasoline tax formula during this time in order to preserve [...]