Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee (D) on July 15 approved a package of bills to generate $16 billion in new revenue over 16 years in order to pay for state transportation infrastructure maintenance [...]
(Washington) More than two dozen transportation champions came together July 15 in the Nation’s Capital for the inaugural meeting of the “Transportation Investment Advocates Council™” – a national network of construction and better [...]
Seven states this year have increased taxes on motor fuel to support needed transportation investment, with several others still considering legislation to increase transportation funding. Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC) staff have prepared [...]
Fifteen states have approved legislation to support transportation funding so far this year, with several others still considering legislation as the summer progresses. Seven of those states increased taxes on motor fuel to support needed transportation [...]
Six states raised their gas taxes on July 1 in order to help pay for transportation projects, but an ARTBA analysis shows actual retail prices at the pump mostly fell, in line with [...]
The Michigan Senate approved a plan July 1 to increase the state gas tax by 15 cents-per-gallon—implemented gradually over three years—and redirect revenue from the general fund to generate $1.5 billion per year [...]
The Delaware Legislature approved a bill just before midnight on June 30 to increase Department of Motor Vehicle Fees—last increased in 1990—for an additional $23.9 million per year for the state’s Transportation Trust [...]
The Washington state Legislature voted July 1 to approve over $1 billion annually in new revenue for the state’s transportation infrastructure. The plan includes an 11.9 cents-per-gallon gas tax increase—gradually implemented beginning August [...]
Connecticut lawmakers voted June 29 to approve $2.8 billion in transportation bonds. The bonds will be used to fund the first five years of Governor Dannel Malloy’s (D) “Let’s Go CT” program, a [...]
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 [...]