Gasoline consumption from January through September 2016 grew 2.5 percent compared to the same period in 2015, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The report showed 12.2 billion gallons of gasoline and 1.8 billion gallons [...]
TRIP released an updated analysis on Jan. 12 examining the state of Montana’s transportation infrastructure. Read the report>> In Indiana, Gov. Eric Holcomb’s (R) State of the State Address delivered Jan. 17, highlighted transportation infrastructure improvements as one [...]
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) on Jan. 18 unveiled his anticipated transportation funding plan, including provisions to increase the state gas tax by 7 cents-per-gallon and the diesel tax by 12 cents-per-gallon (indexed [...]
Governors & Lawmakers In her Jan. 9 inaugural address, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) stated her intent to pass a transportation funding package to invest in highways and mass transit. Read More>> In his annual state [...]
In 2016, New Jersey lawmakers and voters approved two measures to significantly advance transportation funding within the state. The Transportation Investment Advocacy Center’s™ (TIAC) latest case studies explore how and why New Jersey [...]
On Oct. 7, 2016, New Jersey lawmakers approved legislation to increase the state gas tax by 23 cents-per-gallon and the diesel tax by 27 cents-per-gallon (effective Nov. 1, 2016) in order to generate [...]
On Nov. 8, 2016, New Jersey voted approved a measure to constitutionally dedicate all revenue derived from the sale of motor fuels—including the motor fuel excise tax and the Petroleum Products Gross Receipts [...]
Legislators and Governors Proposed legislation filed by Rep. Randal S. Crowder (R- Clovis) in New Mexico would permit counties and cities to implement a local option fuel tax of up to 5 cents [...]
Indiana House Republicans on Jan. 4 released a $1.2 billion transportation funding proposal that would increase the state motor fuel tax by 10 cents per gallon, indexed to adjust annually according to changes [...]
Three advocates will share their experiences running successful state transportation fund lockbox campaigns during a free hour-long webinar on Feb. 7 hosted by ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ (TIAC). Speakers will discuss 2014 [...]
