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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
House Approves Two-Month Transportation Extension
By David Bauer, senior vice president of government relations, ARTBA The House of Representatives May 19 overwhelmingly approved legislation (H.R. 2353) that is likely to become the 33rdshort-term authorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs since 2009. The vote was 387 to 35 [...]
New Publication Highlights Transportation Project Innovation & ROI; Future Work Could Be in Jeopardy if Congress Doesn’t Act on Highway Trust Fund
Innovative design and construction techniques, cutting-edge technologies, new materials, safety products and state-of-the-art heavy equipment are being deployed by the public and private sectors to deliver critical, and cost-effective, transportation improvement projects to communities across the U.S., a new publication from the American Road & Transportation [...]
Nebraska Legislature Overrides Governor Veto, Approves State Gas Tax Increase
Nebraska lawmakers voted 30-16 May 14 to override Governor Pete Ricketts’ (R) veto of Legislative Bill 610, approving a 6 cents-per-gallon state gas tax increase. The Nebraska Unicameral Legislature voted 26-15 on May 7 to approve the legislation, which once fully implemented will generate $25.4 [...]
Scott County, Minn. Votes to Increase Local Transportation Funding
Minnesota’s Scott County Board voted 4-1 on May 12 to add an additional 1/2-cent sales tax and $20 motor vehicle excise tax in order to fund local transportation projects for the next seven years. A law passed by the Minnesota Legislature in 2013 permits counties [...]
State Analysis Shows Gas Tax Supporters Not Hurt at Ballot Box
(Washington, D.C.)— Voting for a gas tax increase to fund transportation investments has not hurt Republicans or Democrats at the ballot box, a new political analysis shows. Ninety-five percent of all Republican state legislators who voted to increase their state gas tax to fund transportation [...]
Nebraska Legislature Sends Gas Tax Increase Bill to Governor
Nebraska lawmakers are attempting to gather support for a veto override after approving a state gas tax increase and sending the bill to the desk of Gov. Pete Ricketts (R). The Nebraska Unicameral Legislature voted 26-15 on May 7 to approve legislation that would gradually [...]
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