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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
MASSACHUSETTS: 2013
MASSACHUSETTS: 2013 This successful legislative campaign with the Massachusetts state legislature resulted in an increase of the gasoline tax in order to generate additional transportation funding. In July of 2013, Massachusetts legislators overrode a veto from Governor Deval Patrick (D) to enact a three-cents–per-gallon gasoline [...]
State Transportation Funding News: Week of Nov. 2
In a radio interview Nov. 2, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) addressed the possibility of a state gas tax increase: “Everything is on the table for discussion, but it must be done within the context of overall tax fairness to the people of New [...]
Transportation Funding Initiatives Win Big on November Ballot
Preliminary Nov. 3 election results show voters in eight states approved 26 of 37 (70 percent) state or local referendums to increase transportation funding, according to an analysis by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s “Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™” (ARTBA-TIAC). The measures will generate [...]
Michigan Lawmakers Pass $1.2 Billion Transportation Funding Package
Michigan lawmakers Nov. 3 approved increases to the state’s motor fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees as part of a $1.2 billion plan to fund the state’s transportation infrastructure. The compromise, consisting of seven bills that were long debated between the House and the Senate, [...]
Recent News in State Transportation Funding
The Michigan Senate adjourned for the week on Oct. 29 without making any progress on the House’s transportation funding proposal. With sessions scheduled Tuesday-Thursday for every week in October, lawmakers continue to hope they will reach a compromise. More The Rhode Island Department of Transportation [...]
Louisiana Voters Approve Transportation Infrastructure Bank, Fail to Pass New Revenue
Louisiana residents approved one transportation funding-related measure and declined another during the statewide election held Oct. 24. Constitutional Amendment 2, passed by voters 53 percent to 47 percent, authorizes the state treasurer to invest existing public funds into the newly-created state infrastructure bank solely for [...]
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