Michigan Senate GOP leadership is considering submitting a proposal 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 over [...]
California Republicans proposed a plan June 30 to provide a $6 billion per year increase to state transportation funding by redirecting revenue from other funds, increasing the efficiency of the state transportation department [...]
A measure to increase transportation funding in Oregon fell apart last week when support from the bill’s two major supporters—Governor Kate Brown (D) and Senate President Peter Courtney (D-Salem)—was withdrawn. The proposal called [...]
Washington state legislators reported June 28 that a deal has been reached to raise more than $15 billion for transportation infrastructure projects, funded in part by an incremental 11.9 cents-per-gallon state gas tax increase. [...]
By Rich Juliano, senior vice president and managing director of contractors and P3 division, ARTBA Gov. Larry Hogan (R-Maryland) announced June 25 that his administration will proceed with the Purple Line, a 16-mile light [...]
The “Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act,” or DRIVE Act, which was unanimously approved June 24 by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), would reauthorize the federal highway [...]
Since 2013, 14 states have increased taxes on motor fuel to support needed transportation investments. For a full list of the those states and the type of motor fuel increase passed, read below. [...]
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 [...]
Increasing the gas tax does not result in a commensurate penny-to-penny increase in the retail price motorists pay at the pump, a study of the market impacts of five state gas tax increases [...]
After Missouri voters failed to approve an August 2014 ballot measure that would have increased the state’s sales tax by three-fourths-cents to help pay for roads and bridges, state advocacy groups needed a [...]
