Idaho Governor Approves Gas Tax Increase
Idaho Governor Butch Otter (R) signed into law on April 21 a bill to increase the state gas tax by 7 cents-per-gallon, raise vehicle registration fees, and institute a fee on electric and [...]
Poll Finds Growing Support for a New Jersey State Gas Tax Increase
A poll released April 21 by Quinnipiac University shows New Jersey voters are increasingly in favor of a state gas tax increase in order to generate needed road and transit funding. Fifty percent [...]
States Continue Progress on Transportation Funding Measures
Several states are pushing to pass transportation funding measures before wrapping up their 2015 legislative sessions. Here’s a quick look at measures in development this week: The Nebraska Unicameral Legislature is preparing for a [...]
Idaho Lawmakers Send State Gas Tax Increase to Governor for Approval
Idaho lawmakers passed a 7 cents-per-gallon state gas tax increase and raised vehicle registration fees in a last-minute push to generate new transportation funding for the state’s roads and bridges. The compromise reached [...]
Fourteen State DOTs Concerned About Feasibility of Future Transportation Projects due to Highway Trust Fund Uncertainty
Officials in 14 states have said that their transportation programs will be impacted if Congress does not take action soon to fix the ailing Highway Trust Fund (HTF). Four of those states have [...]
North Carolina Passes Bill to Stabilize State Gas Tax
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) on April 1 signed into law a bill to help limit an upcoming decrease in the state gas tax and stabilize the tax going forward. North Carolina’s current [...]
Georgia Lawmakers Send Transportation Funding Package to Governor
Georgia legislators approved two bills on March 31 to increase funding for the state’s transportation infrastructure, including an increase in the state gas tax and large transit bond package. A compromise bill to [...]
Over 61,000 U.S. Bridges Need Structural Repair
(WASHINGTON)— An analysis of the recently-released 2014 U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) National Bridge Inventory database finds good news and bad news when it comes to the most heavily traveled U.S. bridges. The [...]
Idaho House Sends Transportation Funding Bills to Senate
The Idaho House approved on March 30 two bills to increase funding for the state’s transportation infrastructure. Legislation to increase vehicle registration fees and impose new registration fees on hybrid and electric cars [...]
Utah Governor Approves State Gas Tax Increase
Utah Governor Gary Herbert (R) on March 27 signed into law a bill to increase the state gas tax by 5 cents-per-gallon, create a 12 percent tax on the statewide average wholesale price [...]