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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Free Webinar Dec. 7 Explores Beating Gas Tax Rhetoric from the Right
Three advocates will discuss how they successfully campaigned to increase state transportation investment while facing organized resistance from groups opposed to tax increases during a free webinar 3:30 pm EDT Dec. 7. The best practices they share will help other transportation advocates facing similar challenges. [...]
Michigan House Sends Road Funding Package to Senate
The Michigan House of Representatives passed a transportation funding plan on Oct. 21 that could generate an estimated $1.2 billion per year. If approved by the Senate and Gov. Rick Snyder (R), the proposal would gradually increase the state diesel tax by 7.3 cents-per-gallon and the [...]
ARTBA Releases Analysis of the House Surface Transportation Bill
The ARTBA government relations staff has produced a comprehensive analysis of “Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act (STRRA) of 2015,” released Oct. 16 by the House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee. T&I Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) and Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) led the development [...]
This Week in State Transportation News
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) and State House Speaker Kevin Cotter (R- Mt. Pleasant) announced Oct. 13 that negotiations within the legislature to reach a road funding deal had ended in impasse. More Georgia saw an 8.7 percent increase in transportation revenue in September as [...]
Save the Date: the 3rd Annual National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates, July 13 in DC
The third annual National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates is set for Wednesday, July 13 at the Washington Court Hotel in the Nation’s Capital. The Workshop, a signature program of the Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ (TIAC), brings together transportation investment champions from around [...]
Indiana Governor Proposes $1 Billion, 4-Year Transportation Plan
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) on Oct. 13 proposed investing an additional $1 billion over the next four years to fund the state’s roads and bridges. Gov. Pence’s plan would extract $241 million from Indiana’s budget surplus, with an additional $150 million in annual general [...]
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