A day after Indiana House Republicans released a new transportation funding proposal, Gov. Mike Pence’s plan was approved by the Senate Transportation Committee. The House Democrat proposal is currently being considered by the [...]
The New Jersey legislature on Jan. 11 overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure proposal to amend the state’s constitution to dedicate all motor fuel tax revenue—including the additional petroleum products gross receipts tax—to transportation [...]
By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA Nationwide motor fuel consumption grew 3 percent from January through August 2015 compared to the same period in 2014, a record increase over the last 11 years, [...]
Two states discuss plans to increase transportation funding, while one is forced to make cuts as a result of lower-than-projected gas tax revenue. California Gov. Jerry Brown’s (D) Jan. 7 budget proposal includes [...]
A new report from ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ examines how states tax alternative-fuel and electric vehicles. As the use of alternative-fuel and electric cars and trucks continues to grow as a share [...]
Nine states adjusted their motor fuel taxes Jan. 1, with four increases tied to efforts to providing more funding for transportation infrastructure investment, and five decreases triggered by falling oil prices. Four states—Utah, [...]
A report released Dec. 18 by the Mississippi Economic Council’s new program, ‘Excelerate Mississippi’, found a shortfall of $375 million per year in order to address Mississippi’s most vital transportation needs. The study [...]
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) endorsed a plan Dec. 17 to slightly increase the state gas tax by 1.5 cents-per-gallon and diesel fuel by 3.5 cents-per-gallon. The bill, pre-filed by Sen. Doug Libla [...]
In the past three years, 16 states have increased taxes on motor fuels in order to generate new transportation revenue. Despite the challenges of increasing taxes during an election year, that number is [...]
A recording of the Dec. 7 webinar, “Beating Gas Tax Rhetoric from the Right,” is now available online. The webinar featured three advocates who successfully campaigned to increase state transportation investment while facing [...]