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Michigan Governor Signs $1.2 Billion Transportation Funding Package into Law
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) signed into law Nov. 10 an increase in the state’s motor fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees as part of a comprehensive $1.2 billion plan to fund the state’s transportation infrastructure. Beginning in 2017, the plan will: Increase the state [...]
Virginia Gas-Tax Supporters Retain Senate Seats
Providing further proof that voting for a gas tax increase to fund transportation investments has not hurt lawmakers at the ballot box, every Virginia incumbent state senator was reelected during the statewide Nov. 3 general election. The 2015 general election was the first time state [...]
Alabama Governor Calls for 2016 State Gas Tax Increase
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) on Nov. 6 said he believes lawmakers will pass a state gas tax increase in 2016 in order to generate new revenue for the state’s roads and bridges. During a speech with the Gulf United Metro Business Organization, the governor suggested [...]
Minnesota Transportation Funding Gap Increases by Nearly $4 Billion
Minnesota’s transportation funding gap has increased by $3.8 billion, according to a report released by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) on Nov. 5. Experts developing the Minnesota State Highway Investment Plan determined the state’s transportation funding shortfall will be $16.3 billion over the next [...]
ATLANTA, GEORGIA: “Special District Transportation Sales and Use Tax” (2012)
This ballot referendum campaign in Atlanta, Georgia failed to pass the “Special District Transportation Sales and Use Tax” in each of the ten counties in the Atlanta region, although it did pass within the limits of the City of Atlanta. Georgia is one of only [...]
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA: Sales Tax (2010)
This unsuccessful ballot referendum campaign in Hillsborough County, Florida failed to secure a transit sales tax measure in the November 2010 election. The Hillsborough County Commission passed this transit sales tax with a vote of five to two on May 13, 2010. As a result [...]
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