A poll conducted by South Carolina’s Statehouse Report found 90 percent of the site’s readers want to increase the gas tax by at least 10 cents-per-gallon in order to address the state’s transportation [...]
Michigan House Speaker Kevin Cotter (R-Mt. Pleasant) indicated he may be open to considering a plan to provide $800 million per year in new revenue for transportation funding. More Utahns for Responsible Transportation [...]
With five major state road projects delayed due to insufficient funds, Wisconsin lawmakers are scrambling to find revenue to fill the transportation funding gap. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) has responded by issuing [...]
Gasoline consumption in the U.S. has increased by 2.6 percent from January - May 2015 when compared to the same time period last year, according to a recent report released by the Federal [...]
An updated report by the Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ shows 18 states have passed legislation to support transportation investment in 2015. Coming up, three states have fall ballot measures pending voter approval, and at [...]
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) needs an additional $180 million per year in order to keep up with maintenance and repairs of the state’s bridges, according to an annual study released Sept. [...]
A free webinar on Oct. 20 at 3:30 p.m. EDT will explore how three advocates built coalitions within their states in order to increase transportation funding. Speakers will discuss their own experiences and [...]
North Carolina lawmakers gave final approval Sept. 18 to a state budget that provides an increase of $440 million in transportation funding by eliminating Highway Fund transfers to the General Fund, raising Division [...]
The California Legislature ended its second special session on Sept. 12 without reaching a transportation funding deal. Democratic Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins (D- San Diego) stated the Legislature will instead convene a special [...]
The TIAC staff researches and prepares detailed case studies of recent successful—and unsuccessful—state and local legislative and ballot initiative campaigns aimed at increasing transportation infrastructure investment. For each case, the studies dig into [...]